Common Hawthorn
Conservation status
Secure
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Subfamily: Maloideae Genus: Crataegus Species: C. monogyna
Binomial name
Crataegus monogyna Jacq.

The Common Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna is a species of hawthorn native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia. Other common names include May, Maythorn, Quickthorn, and Haw. Image File history File links Common hawthorn. ... The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta - rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta - zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta - trimerophytes Pteridophyta - ferns and horsetails Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants... It has been suggested that Angiospermae, and Anthophyta be merged into this article or section. ... Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class: this name is formed by replacing the termination -aceae in the name Magnoliaceae by the termination -opsida (Art 16 of the ICBN). ... Families Barbeyaceae Cannabaceae (hemp family) Dirachmaceae Elaeagnaceae Moraceae (mulberry family) Rosaceae (rose family) Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family) Ulmaceae (elm family) Urticaceae (nettle family) For the Philippine municipality, see Rosales, Pangasinan. ... Subfamilies Rosoideae Spiraeoideae Maloideae Amygdaloideae or Prunoideae The Rosaceae or rose family is a large family of plants, with about 3,000-4,000 species in 100-120 genera. ... Genera Amelanchier - serviceberry, juneberry Aronia - chokeberry Chaenomeles - Japanese quince Cotoneaster - cotoneaster Crataegus - hawthorn Cydonia - quince Eriobotrya - loquat Eriolobus (Malus pro parte) Heteromeles - Toyon Malus - apple, crabapple Mespilus - medlar Osteomeles Photinia Pyracantha - firethorn Pyrus - pear Rhaphiolepis - Indian hawthorn Sorbus - rowan, whitebeam, service tree Stranvaesia - (Photinia pro parte) The Maloideae, or the... Species See text Crataegus (Hawthorn) is a large genus of in the family Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (February 16, 1727 - October 26, 1817) was an Austrian scientist who studied medicine, chemistry and botany. ... Species See text Crataegus (Hawthorn) is a large genus of in the family Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America. ... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ...

It is a broadly spreading shrub or small tree 5-14 m tall, with a dense crown. The bark is dull brown with vertical orange cracks. The leaves are 2-4 cm long, obovate and deeply lobed, sometimes almost to the midrib, with the lobes spreading at a wide angle. The upper surface is dark green above and paler underneath. hiii, This article is on plants. ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ... For other meanings of bark, see Bark (disambiguation). ... Foliage redirects here. ...

Common Hawthorn flowers

The flowers are produced in late spring (May to early June in its native area) in corymbs of 5-25 together; each flower is about 1 cm diameter, and has five white petals, numerous red stamens, and a single style; they are moderately fragrant. Later in the year they bear numerous small, oval dark red fruit about 1 cm long, berry-like, but structurally a pome containing a single seed. They are important for wildlife in winter, particularly thrushes and waxwings; these birds eat the berries and disperse the seeds in their droppings. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x1067, 144 KB) Common hawthorn flowers. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x1067, 144 KB) Common hawthorn flowers. ... A Phalaenopsis flower A flower, (<Old French flo(u)r<Latin florem<flos), also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). ... White-fruited Rowan (Sorbus glabrescens) corymb; note the branched structure A panicle is a compound raceme; a branched, indeterminate inflorescence with pedicellate flowers (and fruit) attached along the secondary branches (in another words, a branched cluster of flowers in which the branches are racemes). ... Fruit stall in Barcelona, Spain. ... Several types of berries from the market. ... An apple is an example of a pome fruit. ... A ripe red jalapeño cut open to show the seeds For other uses, see Seed (disambiguation). ... Various species of deer are commonly seen wildlife across the Americas and Eurasia. ... Genera 22 genera, see text The Thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World. ... Species B. garrulus B. cedrorum The waxwings are a group of passerine birds characterised by soft silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers. ... A ripe red jalapeño cut open to show the seeds For other uses, see Seed (disambiguation). ...

It is distinguished from the related but less widespread Midland Hawthorn C. laevigata in the leaves being deeply lobed, with spreading lobes, and in the flowers having just one style, not two or three. However they are inter-fertile and hybrids occur frequently; they are only entirely distinct in their more typical forms.
Binomial name Crataegus laevigata (Poir. ...

Uses

Common Hawthorn fruit

Common Hawthorn is extensively planted as a hedge plant, especially for agricultural use. Image File history File links Crataegus-monogyna-frugt. ... Image File history File links Crataegus-monogyna-frugt. ... The word hedge is used in three quite different contexts: In gardening and agriculture, a hedge or hedgerow is a boundary formed by growing plants so that their limbs intertwine. ...

A number of hybrids exist, some of which are used as garden shrubs. The most widely used hybrid is Crataegus × macrocarpa (C. monogyna × C. laevigata; syn. C. × media), of which several cultivars are known, including the very popular 'Paul's Scarlet' with dark pink double flowers. Other garden shrubs that have sometimes been suggested as possible hybrids involving the Common Hawthorn, include the Various-leaved Hawthorn of the Caucasus, which is only very occasionally found in parks and gardens. // In biology, hybrid has two meanings. ... A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. ... This Osteospermum Pink Whirls is a successful cultivar. ... The Various-leaved Hawthorn, Crataegus heterophylla Flugge is a small tree of about 3m in height, sometimes up to 10m; often semi-evergreen in character, with unusually variable leaves for a hawthorn. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Caucasus Mountains. ...

A famous specimen, the Glastonbury Thorn, was noteworthy because it flowered twice in a year, once in the late spring which is normal, but also once after the harshness of midwinter has passed. The original specimen at Glastonbury Abbey, now long dead, has been propagated as the cultivar 'Biflora'. Glastonbury Abbey Glastonbury Abbey in Glastonbury, Somerset, England, now presents itself as traditionally the oldest above-ground Christian church in the World situated in the mystical land of Avalon by dating the founding of the community of monks at AD 63, the legendary visit of Joseph of Arimathea, who was... Illumination of Earth by Sun on the day of the northern winter solstice In astronomy, the winter solstice is the moment when the earth is at a point in its orbit where one hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun. ...

The oldest known living specimen in East Anglia, and possibly in the United Kingdom, is known as "The Hethel Old Thorn",^[1] and is located in the churchyard in the small village of Hethel, south of Norwich, in Norfolk. It is reputed to be more than 700 years old, having been planted in the 13th Century.^[1] Norfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. ... Hethel is a small village in Norfolk, England. ... Norwich is a city in East Anglia, in Eastern England. ... Norfolk (pronounced IPA: ) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ...

NOTE: this tree smells really, really bad (when in bloom)

Folklore

The warning to retain one's winter clothing until warm weather has arrived for good – 'n'er cast a clout 'til may is out' – refers not to the end of the month of May, but the emergence of the hawthorn ('may') flowers. A clootie or cloot in Scots is a strip or piece of cloth, a rag or item of clothing; it can also refer to fabric used in the patching of clothes or the making of proddy rugs (aka clootie mats).[1] The saying Neer cast a cloot til May...

In Gaelic folklore, hawthorn (in Scottish Gaelic, Sgitheach) 'marks the entrance to the otherworld' and is strongly associated with the fairies.^[2] Lore has it that it is very unlucky to cut the tree at any time other than when it is in bloom, however during this time it is commonly cut and decorated as a May Bush (see Beltane).^[3] Hawthorn trees are often found beside clootie wells; at these types of holy wells they are sometimes known as 'rag trees', for the strips of cloth which are tied to them as part of healing rituals.^[4] The Gaels are an ethno-linguistic group in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, whose language is of the Gaelic (Goidelic) family, a division of Insular Celtic languages. ... Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... The Otherworld in Celtic mythology is the realm of the dead, the home of the deities, or the stronghold of other spirits and beings such as the Sídhe. ... by Sophie Anderson Fay redirects here. ... This article is about the Gaelic holiday. ... Clootie wells (also Cloutie or Cloughtie wells) are places of pilgrimage in Celtic areas. ...

References

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External link

• Hawthorn Gallery (photographs of a number of such trees, including Hethel Old Thorn)

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