Crataegus greggiana Eggl.

Gregg's hawthorn (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Crataegus

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 6 m tall. The trunk is 15 cm wide. The bark is dark brown or grey and is thin and scaly. The leaves are 4-7.5 cm long and 3-6 cm wide. They are broadly oval. The leaves are blunt at the ends and have double teeth along the edge. They are dull green and rough above and pale underneath. The flowers are 12 mm wide and have 5 white petals. There are 5-12 flowers in a cluster. The fruit are 12 mm across and red and hairy.
Life form annual
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.15
Mature height (meter) 4.75 - 8.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows on dry rocky soils in woodlands. They grow between 275-500 m altitude.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

The fruit are used for jams.
Uses food
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 180 - 730
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Crataegus greggiana world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Conservation status

Crataegus greggiana threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:68373-2
WFO ID wfo-0001010312
COL ID 6BB4K
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Crataegus greggiana