Rosaceae
Washington hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Crataegus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 华盛顿山楂
- English
- Washington hawthorn
Synonyms
- Cotoneaster cordatus (Mill.) Focke
- Crataegus acerifolia J.Gordon, T.Dermer & R.Edmonds
- Crataegus acerifolia J.Gordon, Dermer & R.Edmonds
- Crataegus borealis Ashe
- Crataegus corallina Pers.
- Crataegus cordata [Soland.]
- Crataegus cordata (Mill.) Aiton
- Crataegus cordato Mill.
- Crataegus cordifolia (Mill.) Farw.
- Crataegus cordifolia Mill.
- Crataegus cordifolia var. borealis (Ashe) Farw.
- Crataegus phaenopyrum f. fastigiata A.D.Slavin
- Crataegus populifolia Walter
- Crataegus youngii Sarg.
- Gymnomeles cordata Oerst. ex Zabel
- Mespilus acerifolia Burgsd.
- Mespilus corallina Desf.
- Mespilus cordata Mill.
- Mespilus cordata (Mill.) Pott
- Mespilus cordato Mill.
- Mespilus cordifolia Mill.
- Mespilus phaenopyrum L.f.
- Mespilus populifolia (Walter) Poir.
- Phaenopyrum acerifolium (Burgsd.) M.Roem.
- Phaenopyrum corallinum (Desf.) M.Roem.
- Phaenopyrum cordatum (Mill.) M.Roem.
- Phaenopyrum populifolium (Walter) M.Roem.
- Phalacros cordatus (Mill.) Wenz.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: F. D. Richards from Clinton, MI, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.