Rosaceae
Common hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Crataegus
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Common names
By language (58)
- Arabic
- زعرور أحادي المدقة, الزعرور, الشوكة البيضاء, زعرور الأودية
- ary
- أدمام
- arz
- زعرور احادى المدقه
- Asturian
- Espinera
- azb
- بیردیشیجیکلی یئمیشان
- Azerbaijani
- Birdişicikli yemişan
- Basque
- Elorri zuri
- Belarusian
- Глог аднапесцікавы
- Bosnian
- Bijeli glog
- Bulgarian
- Обикновен глог
- Catalan
- Arç blanc, Albespí, Aubépine à un style, Espinalb, Gargaller
- Central Kurdish
- سۆربلەتى, گێوژی گاوانان
- Chinese
- 单核山楂, 單核山楂, 单柱山楂, 單子山楂
- Croatian
- Glog
- csb
- Jednoseminnô mąkùszka
- Czech
- Hloh jednosemenný
- Danish
- Engriflet Hvidtjørn, Hvidtjørn
- Dutch
- Eenstijlige meidoorn
- eml
- Spénn
- English
- Common hawthorn, Oneseed hawthorn, Hawthorn
- Estonian
- Üheemakane viirpuu
- Finnish
- Tylppöorapihlaja, Tylppäliuskaorapihlaja, Tylppäorapihlaja
- French
- Aubépine à un style, Aubépine blanche, Aubépine monogyne, Epine blanche, Épine blanche
- Galician
- Estripeiro
- German
- Eingriffeliger Weissdorn, Eingriffeliger Weißdorn, Eingriffliger Weissdorn, Eingriffliger Weißdorn, Aubépine à un style
- Greek
- Κράταιγος ο μονόγυνος, Κράταιγος ο ολιγακανθός
- Hebrew
- עוזרר חד-גלעיני, עוזרר חד גלעיני
- hsb
- Jednopěstkaty hłohonc
- Hungarian
- Egybibés galagonya
- Irish
- Sceach gheal
- Italian
- Biancospini, Biancospino, Prunbianco
- Japanese
- セイヨウサンザシ, ヒトシベサンザシ
- kab
- Idmim
- Kurdish
- Givîj
- Latvian
- Sarkanā vilkābele
- Lithuanian
- Vienapiestė gudobelė, Aubépine à un style
- Luxembourgish
- Wäissdar
- Macedonian
- Глог, Бел глог, Обичен глог
- Maltese
- Żagħrun
- mwl
- Spineiro, Pilriteiro
- mzn
- سرخ ولیک
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Hagtorn, Vanlig hagtorn
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Hagtorn
- Persian
- خفچه
- Polish
- Głóg jednoszyjkowy
- Portuguese
- Pilreteiro, Escarambunheiro, Espinheiro
- Romanian
- Păducel
- Russian
- Боярышник однопестичный
- sco
- Scrog
- Serbian
- Бели глог, Beli glog
- Slovak
- Hloh jednosemenný
- Slovenian
- Enovrati glog
- Spanish
- Arto, Espino albar, Espino blanco, Espino de amayuelo, Ilurri, Majoletas, Majuelo, Matapiojo
- Swedish
- Trubbhagtorn, Aubépine à un style
- Turkish
- Adi alıç, Geyik dikeni
- Ukrainian
- Глід одноматочковий
- Welsh
- Draenen wen, Draenen wen amryddail
- zza
- Sêvze
Synonyms
- Azarolus maroccana (Lindl.) M.Roem.
- Crataegus aegeica Pojark.
- Crataegus aguilaris Sennen
- Crataegus alemanniensis Cinovskis
- Crataegus alemanniensis f. microalemanniensis Cinovskis
- Crataegus alemanniensis var. orientobaltica (Cinovskis) Cinovskis
- Crataegus alemanniensis var. subborealis (Cinovskis) Cinovskis
- Crataegus apiifolia Medik.
- Crataegus azarella Griseb.
- Crataegus azarolus subsp. triloba (Poir.) Nyman
- Crataegus azarolus var. glabra Coss.
- Crataegus azarolus var. heterophylla (Flüggé) Regel
- Crataegus azarolus var. triloba (Poir.) Mutel
- Crataegus borealoides R.Doll
- Crataegus bracteolaris Gand.
- Crataegus brevispina Kunze
- Crataegus brevispina f. subinermis Vicioso
- Crataegus brevispina var. contracta (Hrabětová) Ker.-Nagy
- Crataegus brevispina var. javorkae (Pénzes) Ker.-Nagy
- Crataegus brevispina var. microphylla (Csató) Ker.-Nagy
- Crataegus bruantii Carrière
- Crataegus calycina var. cuneata Diap.
- Crataegus chlorocarpa Gand.
- Crataegus cuneata Halácsy
- Crataegus curvisepala subsp. colorata Hrabětová
- Crataegus curvisepaloides R.Doll
- Crataegus debeauxii Gand. & Debeaux
- Crataegus destefani Lojac.
- Crataegus dissecta Borkh.
- Crataegus diversifolia (Pers.) M.Roem.
- Crataegus elegans (Poir.) Mutel
- Crataegus fissa (Poir.) Bosc ex DC.
- Crataegus floribunda Gand.
- Crataegus heterophylla Flüggé
- Crataegus hirsuta Schur
- Crataegus inermis Sennen
- Crataegus insegnae (Tineo ex Guss.) Bertol.
- Crataegus integerrima R.Doll
- Crataegus intermedia Schur
- Crataegus jaquinii A.Kern.
and 358 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 3,450 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: John Barkla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mirela, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Joe Dillon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mary K. Hanson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: nicoweg, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stephen James McWilliam, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.