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.

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