ROSACEAE - - Rose Family

Crataegus crus-galli Linnaeus — Cockspur Hawthorn

Cockspur Hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli) is a tree up to 9 m. tall, with a trunk 3-4 dm. in diameter, covered with dark-gray or brownish scaly bark; leaf blades obovate or oblanceolate, 2-5 cm. long, 1-3 cm. broad, or larger on leading shoots, glabrous, obtuse or pointed, sharply serrate above the middle; sepals 3.5-5 mm. long, linear-lanceolate, corolla 12-14 mm. broad; fruit oval or oblong, or slightly obovoid, 8 mm. thick or more, dull-red when mature; nutlets mostly 2.

Habitat:

Pastures, thickets, disturbed woodlands and forests, fencerows.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.

The range of Crataegus crus-galli (Cockspur Hawthorn)

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].

The Georgia range of Crataegus crus-galli (Cockspur Hawthorn)

Zomlefer, W.B., J.R. Carter, & D.E. Giannasi. 2014 (and ongoing). The Atlas of Georgia Plants. University of Georgia Herbarium (Athens, Georgia) and Valdosta State University Herbarium (Valdosta, Georgia). Available at: http://www.georgiaherbaria.org/.