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Scientific name:

Crataegus pedicellata

Vernacular name:

Cockspurthorn, Pear-fruited


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Pear-fruited Cockspurthorn

Scientific name: Crataeguspedicellata Sarg.

Diagnostic features
Tree to 7m.
Spines 3-5cm, medium.
Leaves broadly ovate, doubly serrate and shallowly lobed.
Fruits pear-shaped to ellipsoid, 15-20mm.

Chromosome number: (2n=68).

Habitat
Introduced-naturalized; planted and naturalized as for Crataegus submollis.

Distribution
Southeast England and Channel Islands; East North America.

This species is keyed out onPage 2465 in the Text Key.

Crataegus pedicellata
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