Crataegus munda
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Crataegus invicta
- Crataegus pexa
- Description
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A compact native hawthorn shrub.
Critical features for identification of Crataegus sp.: Flower size, number of stamens, color of anthers, shape and hairiness of the leaves, terminal points of the lateral leaf veins, hairiness of the pedicels, length and curvature of the thorns, and characteristics of the fruit.
This plant is found at Sandy soils, open brush or among pine.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Crataegus
- Species:
- munda
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- The leaves, berries, and flowers are used in medicines and herbals for cardiovascular health.
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Southeastern U.S.A., NC
- Distribution:
- GA, SC, AL, FL, MS, VA
- Wildlife Value:
- Important nectar flower for insects; food plant of many moths including the eggar moth; haws provide winter fruit for songbirds. Good nesting habitat with thorns providing protection from predators.
- Play Value:
- Attracts Pollinators
- Edible fruit
- Wildlife Cover/Habitat
- Wildlife Food Source
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Native Plant
- Shrub
- Tree
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Appendage:
- Thorns
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Fruit Type:
- Pome
- Fruit Description:
- Small red pome with 1-5 pyrenes that resemble the “stones” in related plums, peaches, etc. Sometimes called the ‘haw’.
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- 1 or 2 flowers per inflorescence.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Lobed
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Spirally arranged on long shoots. Lobed or serrated margins; petiole 0-28% of blade.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Dark Gray
- Light Gray
- Surface/Attachment:
- Smooth
- Bark Description:
- New growth hairy, bark smooth and gray.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Pollinator Garden
- Attracts:
- Pollinators
- Small Mammals
- Songbirds
