Crataegus monogynaJacq. One-seeded hawthorn

Crataegus monogynaJacq. - One-seeded hawthorn

Scientific Description:

Shrub or small tree up to 10 m; axillary spines 0.7−2 cm; leafy spines longer, scanty. Leaves ovate or obovate in outline, up to 5 × 4 cm, base cuneate or subtruncate, dark green above, glaucous beneath, glabrous to pubescent; lobes (on most leaves) 3−5(−7), deeply divided, acute or obtuse, entire or sparsely dentate near the apices; lower leaves on fruiting shoots sometimes only shallowly lobed or coarsely dentate; petioles up to 3 cm. Inflorescence lax, 10−18-flowered; flowers white or pinkish, 8−15 mm diam; sepals triangular, reflexed in fruit; style 1. Fruit red or brownish-red, subglobose or ovoid, 6−10 mm diam, glabrous.

 

subsp. monogyna

Twigs, leaves and hypanthium glabrous or with a few scattered hairs.

 

Flowering time: April−June.

Habitat: Hillsides, macchie, oak (Quercus L.) scrub, mixedforests, roadsides, s.l.−1800(−2000)m.

 

Reference:
Browicz K (1972). Crataegus monogyna Jacq., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinurgh, 4: 145.

Public Description:

Crataegus monogyna, commonly known as “one-seeded hawthorn”, “common hawthorn” or “single-seeded hawthorn”, is native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia. It is a shrub or small tree with white or pink flowers, and grows up to 10 m in length. It blooms between April and June and is found in hillsides, macchie, oak scrub, mixedforests and roadsides. It is used as a garden shrub in the landscape. The fruits of the plant is pulpy and delicate in taste and can be eaten raw or used in making jellies, jams and syrups. Leaf and flower extracts contain some antioxidant phytochemicals and their effects against cardiac insufficiency are being investigated.

 

References:

Anonymous (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crataegus_monogyna / ,Accessed date: 22.05.2016.

Aslan S (2012) Crataegus L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 798-801.