Crataegus L.
(hawthorns)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Crataegus laevigata
Midland Hawthorn
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 		Species 29 images
Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn
Tree (Click to open)
 		Species 27 images
Crataegus monogyna x laevigata = C. x media
hybrid hawthorn
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 		Species hybrid 11 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCrataegus (hawthorns)
FamilyROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Alien Species

Wurzell, B. 1992 Foreign Crataegus in Britain: a thorny problem. BSBI News 61: Front, 42-45.

Native Species

Anon. Crataegus Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Crataegus (hawthorns) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Crataegus (hawthorns)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 348 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Crataegus (hawthorns)
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