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Scientific name:

Crataegus succulenta

Vernacular name:

Cockspurthorn, Round-fruited


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Round-fruited Cockspurthorn

Scientific name: Crataegus succulenta Schrad.

Diagnostic features
Tree to 6m.
Spines 3-5cm, strong.
Leaves broadly obovate to elliptic, doubly serrate, slightly lobed near apex.
Fruits globose, 12-15mm.

Chromosome number: (2n=34, 51).

Habitat
Introduced-naturalized; occasionally planted and rarely naturalized in woods and hedges.

Distribution
South England; East North America.

This species is keyed out on Page 2463 in the Text Key.

Crataegus succulenta
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