Crataegus azarolus var. aronia L.

Aubépine azérolier (fr), Azérolier (fr), Épine d'Espagne (fr)

Variety

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Crataegus > Crataegus azarolus

Characteristics

A tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw. They are also boiled for jam.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 180 - 730
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Crataegus azarolus var. aronia world distribution map, present in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Algeria, Spain, Greece, Croatia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, and Turkey

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:50970769-1
WFO ID wfo-0000997501
COL ID 5NBKJ
BDTFX ID 165208
INPN ID 961541
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Crataegus aronia Crataegus chrysoclada Mespilus aronia Crataegus azarolus var. aronia Crataegus azarolus subsp. aronia Crataegus azarolus var. chrysoclada Crataegus azarolus var. hastata Crataegus azarolus var. kurdistanica Crataegus azarolus var. rotundiloba Crataegus orientalis var. aronia Crataegus aronia var. dentata Crataegus aronia var. minuta Crataegus ruscinonensis var. aronioides