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Crataegus erythropoda
Crataegus erythropoda Ashe
Cerro Hawthorn
Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CRER
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Shrub or small tree with short trunk and widely spreading branches.
The scientific name, meaning "red-footed" or "red-stalked," refers to the leafstalks. Cerro, Spanish for "hill," is from another scientific name based on specimens collected at Cerro Summit, Colorado.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Tree
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Elliptic , Ovate
Leaf Pubescence: Glabrous
Leaf Margin: Serrate
Flower: Petals 5
Fruit: Reddish to brown to black
Size Class: 6-12 ft.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: WhiteBloom Time: May , Jun
Distribution
USA: AZ , CO , NM , UT , WYNative Distribution: S. Wyoming south to N. New Mexico and central Arizona; at 5000-8400' (1524-2560 m).
Native Habitat: Along streams and in moist canyon soils; with pinyons, junipers, and Ponderosa Pine.
Value to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native BeesThis information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC | FAC | FACU |
Additional resources
USDA: Find Crataegus erythropoda in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Crataegus erythropoda in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Crataegus erythropoda
Metadata
Record Modified: 2007-01-01Research By: TWC Staff