Crataegus macracantha Lodd. ex Loudon is a plant in the Rosaceae family, order Rosales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Crataegus macracantha Lodd. ex Loudon

Crataegus macracantha Lodd. ex Loudon

Crataegus macracantha is the most widespread variable North American native woody flowering hawthorn, often split into other species.

Family
Genus
Crataegus
Order
Rosales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Crataegus macracantha Lodd. ex Loudon

Scientific name: Crataegus macracantha Lodd. ex Loudon

Crataegus macracantha, commonly known as large-thorn hawthorn and aubépine á épines longues, is a woody flowering plant native to North America. It is the most widespread hawthorn species on the continent, and it is highly variable. Because of this high variability, it has very often been divided into a number of other distinct species.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Rosales Rosaceae Crataegus

More from Rosaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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