Rosaceae
Waxyfruit hawthorn
Crataegus pruinosa
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Crataegus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Waxyfruit hawthorn
Synonyms
- Crataegus coccinea var. pruinosa (H.L.Wendl.) Dippel
- Crataegus congesta Sarg.
- Crataegus pruinosa f. pruinosa
- Crataegus pruinosa var. congesta (Sarg.) J.B.Phipps
- Mespilus pruinosa H.L.Wendl.
- Phaenopyrum pruinosum (H.L.Wendl.) M.Roem.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Homer Edward Price, CC BY 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.