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Kansas hawthorn
Scientific Name: Crataegus coccinioides
Family: Rosaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Tree, Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Kansas Hawthorn (Crataegus coccinioides)
The Kansas Hawthorn, scientifically known as Crataegus coccinioides, is a small tree native to the central United States. It is also known by the common name large-flowered cockspurthorn and red hawthorn. Note that the common name red hawthorn refers to the resemblance of Kansas hawthorn to Crataegus coccinea.
Considerations for Pets
- This plant is noted to be a spiny shrub or small tree.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Crataegus coccinioides Ashe
- Common Names: Kansas Hawthorn, large-flowered cockspurthorn, red hawthorn
- Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)
- Genus: Crataegus
- Species: coccinioides
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Synonyms: The plant's name refers to the resemblance of Kansas hawthorn to Crataegus coccinea.
Distribution and Habitat
- The Kansas Hawthorn is commonly found growing in southern Illinois, Missouri, eastern Kansas, and Oklahoma.
- It prefers dry hillsides, especially those with limestone bedrock.
Morphological Characteristics
- It is a deciduous tree or spiny shrub, typically growing up to 20 feet (6-8 meters) tall and up to 6 meters wide.
- The Kansas Hawthorn is a fruit-bearing tree.
- It has hardwood trunks that resemble muscles.
- It is hardy to zone (UK) 5 and is not frost tender.
- Newly emerged leaves have a reddish tint, which then turns.
- The flowers bloom in May.
Quirky Facts
- One specimen in Illinois was recognized as the largest known tree of its species in 2003 by American Forests.