Crataegus monogyna Ledeb.
Hawthorn
Species recognized by KL Wilson and WG Berendsohn (eds), IOPI Global Plant Checklist
in 
Table of Contents
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- Add New Content
Overview
Biology
Source and Additional Information
The flowering period of hawthorn is from March to June, and haws are produced from May to September (2). The haws are extremely important winter food items for a range of birds, which disperse the seeds by ingesting them and passing them in the faeces away from the parent plant (5). Hawthorns can be fairly long-lived, often reaching 250 years of age (5); near Brecon Ash in Norfolk, there is a meeting place hawthorn, which is said to be around 700 years old (3). Perhaps the most well-known old hawthorn is the Holy Thorn at Glastonbury, which flowers twice a year, once at Christmas and again in May. It was first referred to in a sixteenth century poem, and according to legend grew from the staff of Joseph of Arimathea when he thrust it into the ground during a visit to Britain in the first century AD (3).
Retrieving comments, please wait...
Loading curation controls, please wait...
Contribute
Explore
|
Selenotoca multifasciata (Richardson, 1846) Banded scat |
|
Fissidens taxifolius Hedwig, 1801 Fissidens moss |
|
Iris setosa Pallas ex Link Beachhead iris |
|
Heteronarce bentuviai (Baranes & Randall, 1989) Elat electric ray |
|
Lethrinus ornatus Valenciennes, 1830 Ornate emperor |
"Crataegus monogyna Ledeb.". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/628306". Accessed
19 Mar 2010.
