Crataegus pentagyna Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.

Small-flowered black hawthorn (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Crataegus

Characteristics

A tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Woodland margins. Limestone and serpentine soils, on rocky mountain slopes, in scrub with Rosa, Quercus etc, along rivers; at elevations from sea level to 1,600 metres
More
Temperate.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-8
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-7

Usage

The fruit are eaten after the first frosts. They are stewed or candied and used as preserves.
Uses food 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 scarification
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Crataegus pentagyna unspecified picture

Conservation status

Crataegus pentagyna threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:723990-1
WFO ID wfo-0000988933
COL ID 6BB6P
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mespilus pentagyna Azarolus oliveriana Azarolus platyphylla Mespilus oliveriana Crataegus colchica Crataegus elbursensis Crataegus pentagyna Crataegus platyphylla Mespilus atrofusca Crataegus oliveriana Crataegus atrofusca Phaenopyrum pentagynum Crataegus melanocarpa Mespilus melanocarpa Phaenopyrum melanocarpum Crataegus pentagyna var. oliveriana Crataegus oxyacantha var. oliveriana Crataegus pentagyna var. glabrata Crataegus melanocarpa var. atrofusca Crataegus melanocarpa subsp. elbursensis Crataegus melanocarpa var. heterophylla Crataegus oxyacantha var. melanocarpa Crataegus oxyacantha var. pentagyna Crataegus pentagyna subsp. pentagyna

Lower taxons

Crataegus pentagyna subsp. pseudomelanocarpa