FNPS Plant Database

Crataegus phaenopyrum

Washington hawthorn

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

Washington hawthorn

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Crataegus phaenopyrum

Family:

Rosaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

25-35 ft tall by 20-25 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

red

Phenology:

Flowers April to May. Deciduous.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Thorns, Fall Color

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Specimen plant, screen, or can be pruned into a hedge. Fall color is orange-red and moderately showy in regions with adequate cold.

Considerations:

Has thorns.

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

Seed. Unlikely to breed true. Does best in moist, fertile soil.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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

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:

Adaptable

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

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. 

Native Habitats:

Floodplain forests and swamps.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Listed as Endangered by the State of Florida.

Citations:

Chapin, Linda.  2000.  Field guide to the rare plants of Florida.  Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, BL



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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