FNPS Plant Database

Crataegus marshallii

parsley hawthorn
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

parsley hawthorn

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Crataegus marshallii

Family:

Rosaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

Tree

Size:

25 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

red

Phenology:

Deciduous. Blooms in spring. Fruit ripe by fall and may persist into winter

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Thorns, Fall Color, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Specimen plant for floodplain or mist settings.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Stays wet -to- Somewhat moist, no flooding

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, Loam

Soil pH:

Acidic to circum–neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

Attracts pollinators, especially important for native bees. Larval food for hummingbird clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe), striped hairstreak butterfly(Satyrium liparops), and blinded sphinx moth (Paonias excaecata).

Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit, but not as popular as other haws.

Native Habitats:

Moist sites. Riverine forests, moist wooded slopes such as ravines and bluffs, stream banks

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

FNPS Plant Print

Citations:

Huegel, Craig N. (2010). Native Plant Landscaping for Florida Wildlife. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Wunderlin, R. P, B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

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