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Bigfruit hawthorn

Crataegus macrosperma Ashe

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Crataegus

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Bigfruit hawthorn: Crataegus macrosperma in the Botanischer Garten, Berlin-Dahlem
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
大子山楂
English
Bigfruit hawthorn

Synonyms

  • Crataegus acutiloba Sarg.
  • Crataegus apiomorpha var. cyanophylla (Sarg.) Kruschke
  • Crataegus atropurpurea Ashe
  • Crataegus benigna Sarg.
  • Crataegus brumalis Ashe
  • Crataegus chadsfordiana Sarg.
  • Crataegus cordifolia var. macrosperma (Ashe) Farw.
  • Crataegus cordifolia var. matura (Sarg.) Farw.
  • Crataegus cordifolia var. pastorum (Sarg.) Farw.
  • Crataegus cyanophylla Sarg.
  • Crataegus demissa Sarg.
  • Crataegus eganii Ashe
  • Crataegus glaucophylla Sarg.
  • Crataegus heidelbergensis Sarg.
  • Crataegus iracunda var. brumalis (Ashe) Kruschke
  • Crataegus macrosperma var. acutiloba (Sarg.) Eggl.
  • Crataegus macrosperma var. demissa (Sarg.) Eggl.
  • Crataegus macrosperma var. eganii (Ashe) Kruschke
  • Crataegus macrosperma var. matura (Sarg.) Eggl.
  • Crataegus macrosperma var. pastorum (Sarg.) Eggl.
  • Crataegus macrosperma var. pentandra (Sarg.) Eggl.
  • Crataegus macrosperma var. roanensis (Ashe) E.J.Palmer
  • Crataegus matura Sarg.
  • Crataegus media Sarg.
  • Crataegus otiosa Ashe
  • Crataegus pastorum Sarg.
  • Crataegus pentandra Sarg.
  • Crataegus randiana Sarg.
  • Crataegus roanensis Ashe
  • Crataegus roanensis var. heidelbergensis (Sarg.) Kruschke
  • Crataegus sextilis Sarg.
  • Crataegus tenella Ashe
  • Crataegus tenuifolia Britton
  • Crataegus velata Ashe
  • Oxyacantha macrosperma (Ashe) Nieuwl.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.