Crataegus dilatata Sarg.

Broadleaf hawthorn (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Crataegus

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It has a straight trunk. The trunk is 10 cm across. The plant grows 6 m tall. The bark is grey-brown and scaly. The crown is rounded and branches are spreading. The leaves are 5-6 cm long and almost as wide. They are broadly oval and with a short point at the tip. They are notched or rounded at the base. There are usually several shallow lobes and double teeth. The leaves are hairy when young but become dark green and hairless above. They are paler underneath. The flowers are 2.5 cm wide. They have 5 white petals. There are 20 red stamens. Groups of 8-10 flowers occur in long hairy stalks. The fruit are 19 mm wide. They are bright red with dark dots. There are 5 seeds inside. They occur in drooping clusters.
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Much like no. 18 [Crataegus coccinioides Ashe], but the lvs short-hairy at least on the upper side when young or even at maturity, not crisped, and more likely to be cordate. Que. and s. Ont. to N. Engl. and N.Y.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1
Mature height (meter) 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Temperate. It grows on the edges of salt marshes and near streams.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-8
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed. The seed need cold treatment. Plants can also be grafted.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 180 - 730
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Crataegus dilatata world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:68193-2
WFO ID wfo-0001010188
COL ID Z7WV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Crataegus dilatata Crataegus conspecta Crataegus locuples Crataegus coccinioides var. dilatata Crataegus coccinioides var. locuples