Rosaceae
Littlehip hawthorn
Crataegus spathulata
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Crataegus
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![Littlehip hawthorn: Location taken: North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, NC. Names: Crataegus flava [Soland.] ex Ait., Yellowleaf hawthor Classification: Plantae > Magnoliophyta >](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Crataegus_spathulata_1zz.jpg/1280px-Crataegus_spathulata_1zz.jpg)
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Littlehip hawthorn
Synonyms
- Cotoneaster spathulatus (Michx.) Wenz.
- Crataegus apiifolia var. flavanthera Sarg.
- Crataegus microcarpa Lindl.
- Crataegus spathulata var. flavanthera Sarg. ex E.J.Palmer
- Mespilus spathulata (Michx.) Poir.
- Phaenopyrum spathulatum M.Roem.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Littlehip hawthorn: Location taken: North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, NC. Names: Crataegus flava [Soland.] ex Ait., Yellowleaf hawthor Classification: Plantae > Magnoliophyta >](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Crataegus_spathulata_2zz.jpg/1280px-Crataegus_spathulata_2zz.jpg)
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Littlehip hawthorn: Location taken: North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, NC. Names: Crataegus flava [Soland.] ex Ait., Yellowleaf hawthor Classification: Plantae > Magnoliophyta >](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Crataegus_spathulata_3zz.jpg/1280px-Crataegus_spathulata_3zz.jpg)
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.