Crataegus ambigua A.K.Becker

Aubépine (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Crataegus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 8.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Hill slopes, high riverbanks and gullies, shrubs, among forest edges; solitary, not avoiding chalky and saline gypsiferous slopes. Amongst shrubs on the slopes of gorges.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-8
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-6

Usage

Uses food medicinal ornamental wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by graftings or seedlings. Seeds needs scarification.
Mode graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 180 - 730
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment scarification
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Crataegus ambigua unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722892-1
WFO ID wfo-0000988109
COL ID Z7QQ
BDTFX ID 124703
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Crataegus helenae Crataegus volgensis Crataegus sororia Crataegus ambigua Crataegus atrosanguinea Crataegus helenolae

Lower taxons

Crataegus ambigua subsp. transcaspica