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midland hawthorn
Crataegus laevigata
28 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
common hawthornCrataegus monogyna
guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Red HawthornCrataegus sanguinea
Large-sepalled HawthornCrataegus rhipidophylla
multiflora roseRosa multiflora
fireberry hawthornCrataegus chrysocarpa
Dog-roseRosa canina
Washington hawthornCrataegus phaenopyrum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 53,954 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 53,812 |
| Germany | 360 |
| Austria | 200 |
| United Kingdom | 191 |
| England | 186 |
| France | 168 |
| Italy | 92 |
| Niederösterreich | 83 |
| Washington | 81 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
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.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise midland hawthorn with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.