Rosaceae FAMILY

Crataegus × vailiae

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Crataegus x vaileae is a deciduous shrub usually growing 2 - 4 metres tall, occasionally reaching 5 metres. Thorns on the twigs are either absent or few[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouth-eastern N. America - Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia

HabitatRocky bluffs, brush, borders of woods and river banks[ 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. , 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].