Rosaceae
Downy hawthorn
Crataegus mollis
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Crataegus
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Crataegus mollisRosaceae
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Common names
By language (7)
- Azerbaijani
- Yumşaq yemişan
- Czech
- Hloh měkký
- English
- Downy hawthorn
- Finnish
- Pilviorapihlaja
- Persian
- زالزالک کرکی, زالزالک کرک دار
- Russian
- Боярышник мягкий
- Spanish
- Acerolo rojo
Synonyms
- Crataegus coccinea var. mollis Torr. & A.Gray
- Crataegus mespilifolia hort.
- Crataegus mollis f. mollis
- Crataegus subvillosa Schrad. ex Torr. & A.Gray
- Crataegus tilliaefolia K.Koch
- Crataegus tomentosa var. mollis (Torr. & A.Gray) Torr. & A.Gray
- Crataegus urasina hort.
- Mespilus mollis (Torr. & A.Gray) Asch. & Graebn.
- Oxyacantha mollis (Torr. & A.Gray) Lunell
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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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.