Rosaceae FAMILY

Crataegus macrosperma

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Crataegus macrosperma is a thorny, deciduous shrub or a tree, usually with multiple trunks; it can grow 3 - 7 metres tall[ 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 RangeEastern N. America - Minnesota and Ontario to Newfoundland, south to Arkansas, Alabama and North Carolina

HabitatFound in a variety of habitats, including thickets and open woods[ 204 Title Flora of Canada Publication Author Livingstone. B. Publisher National Museums of Canada Year 1978 ISBN 0-660-00025-3 Description In 4 volumes, it does not deal with plant uses but gives descriptions and habitats. ], woods and river banks in dry clay soils and rich moist soils along the margins of oak woodlands[ 82 Title Manual of the Trees of N. America. Publication Author Sargent. C. S. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Dover Publications Inc. New York. Year 1965 ISBN 0-486-20278-X Description Two volumes, a comprehensive listing of N. American trees though a bit out of date now. Good details on habitats, some details on plant uses. Not really for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].