Rosaceae FAMILY
Crataegus calpodendron
Crataegus calpodendron
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Crataegus calpodendron is a thorny, deciduous, usually multi-stemmed, shrub or small tree; in the north of its range it is more likely to be a shrub growing in the open, up to 5 metres tall with a vase-like branch structure, in the south of its range it is more commonly a tree, growing in some shade, up to 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 and a medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEastern N. America - Minnesota to Ontario and Maine, south to Oklahoma, Mississippi and Georgia (excluding North and South Carolina)
HabitatOpen woods, thickets and field margins, especially by small rocky streams; at elevations from 10 - 800 metres[ 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. , 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. ].