Rosaceae FAMILY

Crataegus wattiana

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Crataegus wattiana is a deciduous tree that can grow 3 - 6 metres tall. Thorns on the branches are usually absent or sparse[ 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 tree is harvested from the wild, and also sometimes cultivated, for mainly local use as a food and a medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental. Crataegus wattiana is the only Asiatic hawthorn known to have escaped from cultivation in North America, where it grows in scrub in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern Europe - Russia; Asia - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, southern Siberia (Altay), western China (Xinjiang), Afghanistan, Pakistan

HabitatForests on mountain slopes and ravines, in the middle mountain zone[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Slopes, forest understories, stream sides; at elevations from 400 - 1,900 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].