Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Rosales > Rosaceae > Crataegus > Crataegus pruinosaCrataegus pruinosa (frosted hawthorn)Synonyms: Crataegus aspera; Crataegus bracteata; Crataegus caerulescens; Crataegus cognata; Crataegus congesta; Crataegus conjuncta; Crataegus crawfordiana; Crataegus deltoides; Crataegus formosa; Crataegus gaudens; Crataegus georgiana; Crataegus glandulosa (heterotypic); Crataegus latisepala; Crataegus lecta; Crataegus leiophylla; Crataegus littoralis; Crataegus mackenziei; Crataegus mackenziei var. aspera; Crataegus mackenziei var. bracteata; Crataegus mackenzii; Crataegus mackenzii var. aspera; Crataegus mackenzii var. bracteata; Crataegus parvula; Crataegus platycarpa; Crataegus poiretiana; Crataegus porteri; Crataegus porteri var. caerulescens; Crataegus pruinosa congesta; Crataegus pruinosa pachypoda; Crataegus pruinosa var. cognata (homotypic); Crataegus pruinosa var. conjuncta; Crataegus pruinosa var. georgiana; Crataegus pruinosa var. grandiflora; Crataegus pruinosa var. latisepala; Crataegus pruinosa var. leiophylla; Crataegus pruinosa var. pachypoda; Crataegus pruinosa var. parvula; Crataegus pruinosa var. porteri; Crataegus pruinosa var. rugosa; Crataegus pruinosa var. virella; Crataegus rotundifolia (heterotypic); Crataegus rugosa; Crataegus vicinalis; Crataegus virella; Oxyacantha rugosa; Phaenopyrum pruinosum (homotypic) Crataegus pruinosa is a species of hawthorn known by the common name frosted hawthorn. It is native to a wide area of the eastern United States and southern Canada, and is sometimes considered to be several species, rather than just one. |
| Edible [1] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | | Flower Type [1] | Hermaphrodite | | Leaf Type [1] | Deciduous | | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | | Pollinators [1] | Midges | | Scent [1] | The flowers have an unpleasant smell like decaying fish, though when freshly open they also have a pleasant balsamic undertone. | | Structure [1] | Tree | | Usage [1] | Wood - heavy, hard, tough, close-grained. Useful for making tool handles, mallets and other small items; |  | | Height [1] | 20 feet (6 m) |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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