Crataegus laevigata

Crataegus laevigata (Poir.) DC. Engl.: English hawthorn, hawthorn, Midland hawthorn, common hawthorn, haw, smooth hawthorn, whitethorn, woodland hawthorn. Deu.: Zweigriffeliger Weissdorn, Hagedorn, Heckendorn, Mehlbeere. Suom.: pyöröliuskaorapihlaja. Sven.: rundhagtorn, hagtorn. Fran.: l'épine noble. Ital.: biancospina. Bot. syn.: Crataegus oxyacanthoides Thuill., Mespilus laevigata Poir.

Crataegus update

Henriette's herbal blog: Now the berries are dried.

Crataegus - hawthorn

Henriette's herbal blog: Picking the berries is a picknick, sometimes. Processing them isn't.

Photo: Crataegus laevigata.

Photo: Crataegus laevigata. Branches in berry. Helsinki bot.g., (Kump.), Finland. Planted. 2004-09-17.