Crataegus mollis - Citizendia

Downy Hawthorn

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Subfamily:	Maloideae
Genus:	Crataegus
Species:	C. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its For other meanings see Rosales (disambiguation. Rosales is an order of Flowering plants including nine families The Rosaceae or Rose family is a large family of Plants with about 3000-4000 species in 100-160 genera The Maloideae ( apple subfamily is a large subfamily of the rose family Rosaceae with 28 genera including approximately 1100 species worldwide with most species Hawthorn ( Crataegus) is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in mollis

Binomial name

Crataegus mollis
(Torr. & A.Gray) Scheele

Crataegus mollis, known as Downy Hawthorn or Red Hawthorn, occurs in eastern North America from southeastern North Dakota east to Nova Scotia and southwest to eastern Texas. John Torrey ( August 15, 1796 &ndash March 10, 1873) was an American botanist. Asa Gray ( November 18, 1810 - January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century North Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions of the United States of America. Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. This tree inhabits wooded bottomlands, the prairie border, and the midwest savanna understorey. A savanna or savannah is a Tropical or Subtropical Grassland or Woodland Ecosystem.

This tree grows to 10-13 m high with a dense crown of thorny branches and an ash-grey trunk. The leaves are 5-10 cm in length and often drop in late summer due to defoliation by leaf diseases. In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. The tree seems to suffer little from the early loss of its leaves. Among the earliest in the genus to bloom, Downy Hawthorn also has earliest ripening fruit, which decorate the defoliated tree in late summer and early fall.

The white flowers are borne in clusters at the end of the branches in spring. A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also The bright red edible fruit ripens in late summer and early fall and falls soon after.

This species is a target of Gypsy moths. The gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, is a moth in the family Lymantriidae of Eurasian origin Leaf rusts and fireblight are among the many foliage diseases to affect this species. Fireblight is a Contagious disease affecting Apples Pears and some other members of the family Rosaceae. The sharp thorns are a hazard.

This species is uncommon in cultivation.

References

Sternberg, G. (2004). Native Trees for North American Landscapes pp. 264. Timber Press, Inc.

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