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Rosaceae

Medlar

Crataegus germanica (L.) Kuntze

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Crataegus

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsNot sure
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Medlar (Crataegus germanica)
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Common names

By language (75)
aeb
بوصاع, أسبلي
Albanian
Mushmolla
Arabic
زعرور جرماني, زعرور بستاني
Armenian
Զկեռնի գերմանական
arz
زعرور جرمانى
Asturian
Cadapanal
Azerbaijani
Alman əzgili
Basque
Mizpira, Mizpirondo
Belarusian
Мушмула германская
Bulgarian
Обикновена мушмула, Мушмула
Cantonese
歐楂
Catalan
Nespler, Nespla, Nesples, Nespra, Nisprer
Chinese
欧楂, 歐楂, 欧山楂
Croatian
Mušmula
Czech
Mišpule obecná, Mišpule německá
Danish
Mispel
dsb
Pšawa wušpula
Dutch
Mispel
English
Medlar
Esperanto
Mespilujo
Estonian
Harilik astelpihlakas
Finnish
Mispeli
French
Néflier, Nèflier, Néflier commun, Néflier d'Allemagne
fur
Gnespolâr, Gnespul
Galician
Nespereira europea
Georgian
Ზღმარტლი
German
Mispel, Echte Mispel, Eschperl, Hesperl, Mespel, Wispel
glk
کونوس
Greek
Μεσπιλέα η γερμανική, Μεσπιλιά, Πολεμιδιά
gv
Meidil
hsb
Prawa myšpla
Hungarian
Közönséges naspolya, Naspolya
Indonesian
Asgil
Irish
Meispeal Gearmánach, Meispeal, Crann meispeal, Meispealchrann
Italian
Nespolo comune, Nespolo europeo
Japanese
セイヨウカリン, 西洋カリン, 西洋花梨
kbd
Къущхьэмышхей
Korean
양모과
Latvian
Mespils, Parastais mespils, Ģermānijas mespils
li
Mispel
lij
Nespoa
Lithuanian
Šliandra
lmo
Nèspol
Luxembourgish
Aaspel, Hondsaarsch
Macedonian
Мушмула
mwl
Nespera Ouropeia
mzn
کنس
nap
Nèspele
nds
Mispel
Nepali
लौकाट
Norwegian Bokmål
Ekte mispel
Occitan
Nesplièr, Mesplièr
os
Хуымæтæджы мугæ, Мугæ
Persian
ازگیل
pms
Nespo, Pocio
Polish
Nieszpułka zwyczajna
Portuguese
Nespereira
Romanian
Hascul, Moşmon
Russian
Мушмула германская, Мушмула обыкновенная
sc
Nespulo
Serbian
Обична мушмула, Obična mušmula, Дивља мушмула
Serbian (Latin)
Obična mušmula
Slovak
Mišpuľa obyčajná
Slovenian
Navadna nešplja, Nešplja
Spanish
Níspero, Mispero, Mispola, Mispolera, Míspero, Míspola, Niespera, Nisperero
Swedish
Mispel
Tamil
மகிலா மரம்
Turkish
Muşmula
Ukrainian
Чишкун звичайний, Мушмула
Uzbek
Mushmula
Walloon
Mesplî
Welsh
Merysbren
wuu
欧楂
xmf
Ცქუმუნტური
Yoruba
Medlar

Synonyms

  • Crataegus mespilus Jess.
  • Mespilus abortiva Mord.Laun.
  • Mespilus apyrena Poit. & Turpin
  • Mespilus calicina Stokes
  • Mespilus communis Gueldenst.
  • Mespilus domestica Gaterau
  • Mespilus germanica L.
  • Mespilus germanica f. apyrena (DC.) Rehder
  • Mespilus germanica f. cylindrica Vesirischvili
  • Mespilus germanica f. globosa Vesirischvili
  • Mespilus germanica f. macrocarpa (DC.) Zabel
  • Mespilus germanica f. obconica Vesirischvili
  • Mespilus germanica unranked maliformis Dierb.
  • Mespilus germanica unranked pyriformis Dierb.
  • Mespilus germanica var. abortiva (Mord.Laun.) Pers.
  • Mespilus germanica var. apyrena DC.
  • Mespilus germanica var. diffusa Aiton
  • Mespilus germanica var. gigantea G.Kirchn.
  • Mespilus germanica var. hortensis Dum.Cours.
  • Mespilus germanica var. integrifolia Fed. & Al.Fed.
  • Mespilus germanica var. macrocarpa DC.
  • Mespilus germanica var. sativa Gray
  • Mespilus germanica var. serrulata Fed. & Al.Fed.
  • Mespilus germanica var. stricta Aiton
  • Mespilus germanica var. sylvestris (Mill.) DC.
  • Mespilus macrocarpa (DC.) Poit. & Turpin
  • Mespilus portentosa Poit. & Turpin
  • Mespilus pubescens Pohl
  • Mespilus sylvestris Mill.
  • Mespilus vulgaris Gueldenst.
  • Mespilus vulgaris Rchb.
  • Ostinia mespylus Clairv.
  • Pyrus germanica Hook.f.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.