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Large-thorn hawthorn
Crataegus macracantha
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
fleshy hawthornCrataegus succulenta
fireberry hawthornCrataegus chrysocarpa
dotted hawthornCrataegus punctata
Black HawthornCrataegus douglasii
common hawthornCrataegus monogyna
Scarlet HawthornCrataegus coccinea
Broad-leaved CockspurthornCrataegus persimilis
cockspur hawthornCrataegus crus-galli
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,170 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 911 |
| Ontario | 493 |
| Quebec | 280 |
| Minnesota | 268 |
| New York | 176 |
| Vermont | 93 |
| Wisconsin | 71 |
| Idaho | 66 |
| Colorado | 64 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Roses, Elms, Figs, and Allies · Rosales |
| Family | rose family · Rosaceae |
| Genus | hawthorns · Crataegus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Large-thorn hawthorn with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.