Rosaceae FAMILY

Crataegus douglasii

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Crataegus douglasii is a thorny, deciduous shrub or a tree with a spreading, rounded crown; it can grow 4 - 8 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. ]. Plants can produce suckers and form thickets[ 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is occasionally cultivated for its fruit and is also grown as an ornamental, where it can be used to make a thorny hedge.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern and central N. America - Alaska, British Columbia to Saskatchewan, south to California, Idaho and Montana; also Ontario, Minnesota to Michigan

HabitatOpen woods, banks of mountain streams and on rocky banks[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. , 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 Year 1965 ISBN 0-486-20278-X Description Two volumes, a comprehensive listing of N. American trees though a bit out of date now.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. ]. Brush, old fields, fencerows, woodland edges; at elevations from 50 - 1,600 metres[ 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. ].