FNPS Plant Database

Crataegus flava

yellow haw

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

yellow haw

Synonym(s):

Crataegus michauxii

Genus species:

Crataegus flava

Family:

Rosaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

3-20 ft tall by 2-8 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

red

Phenology:

deciduous

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Thorns

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Specimen plant, screen plantings, sometimes with unusual or weeping form.

Considerations:

Thorns.

Availability:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Not wet but not extremely dry ---to--- 1Stays wet

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Acidic but moderately adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A

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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Larval food for hummingbird clearwing moth( Hemaris thysbe ), striped hairstreak butterfly( Satyrium liparops ), and blinded sphinx moth ( Paonias excaecata ).





Attracts pollinators, especially important for native bees.

 Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit. 





Used as browse by deer and rabbits.

Native Habitats:

Dry sites. Open woods, mixed woods, sandy pinelands.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

Huegel, Craig, N.  2010.  Native plant landscaping for Florida wildlife.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL. (wildlife uses)



Nelson, Gil.  2003.  Florida's Best Landscape Plants. Association of Florida Native Nurseries. (life span)



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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