FNPS Plant Database

Crataegus michauxii

Michaux's hawthorn

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

Michaux's hawthorn

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Crataegus michauxii

Family:

Rosaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

orange,red

Phenology:

Deciduous. Blooms in spring.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Specimen plant. Retain if present on site.

Considerations:

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Not wet but not extremely dry ---to--- Very long very dry periods

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

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

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



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals

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

Native Habitats:

Dry, sandy, well-drained sites including scrub and sandhill.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Not much information is available on growing this species. Likely to be somewhat difficult to establish but very durable once established.

Citations:

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. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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