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 🇨🇦 Canada and 🇺🇸 USA, east of the 🗻︎ Rocky Mountains.   🌎︎ Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (colors).

Crataegus hosts caterpillars of 160 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas.   Planting info (SW Michigan).  Adobe Acrobat Reader file

Bloom dates (NE Illinois).  Adobe Acrobat Reader file  (🔒︎ Wild Ones members only)

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🏠︎ 🌳︎ broadleaves, ╟ alternate, 🍁︎🍂︎ simple thorns hawthorn branches  genus Crataegus