Rosaceae FAMILY Endangered

Crataegus nigra

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Crataegus nigra is a thorny, deciduous tree, forming a rounded head of rather stiff branches; it can grow around 6 metres tall[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. Human activity has greatly reduced the forest habitat of this species - this activity includes industrialisation, forest clearance, forest management methods, development of plantations, declining groundwater levels, and grazing by wild animals (primarily deer). The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern and central Europe - Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Macedonia, Romania

HabitatAlluvial forests, forest edges, shrubland and sporadically in closed forest stands, though it does not thrive there. Forming small stands in flooded alluvial habitats along major waterways and edges of poplar, ash and oak forests[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].