Also called Douglas' thornapple.

Part of hawthorn / thornapple  genus Crataegus (whose ❀ flower is the ❀ state flower of Missouri) in 🌹︎ rose  family Rosaceae in 🍎︎ apple / 🍇︎ berry / buckthorn / elm / hemp / 🌹︎ rose  order Rosales.

Native to western 🇨🇦 Canada and 🇺🇸 USA.   🌎︎ Map.  Adobe Acrobat Reader file

Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)

Crataegus hosts caterpillars of 160 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas.

Learn more about ◼︎ black hawthorn Crataegus douglasii

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🌳︎ broadleaves, ╟ alternate, 🍂︎ simple non-lobed ▲▴▲▴ doubly-toothed