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Rosaceae

Hawai'i hawthorn

Osteomeles anthyllidifolia (Sm.) Lindl.

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Osteomeles

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Hawai'i hawthorn: Osteomeles anthyllidifolia (habit). Location: Maui, Makawao
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
小石积, 小石積
English
Hawai'i hawthorn
French
Eluehe, Ulei, Uulei, Uʻulei, ʻŪlei

Synonyms

  • Pyrus anthyllidifolia Sm.

Flowers

Flower colour
white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: native

Photos

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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.