''Crataegus macrosperma'', the bigfruit hawthorn is a species of
hawthorn
Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to:
Plants
* '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae
* ''Rhaphiolepis'' (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosace ...
native to most of the eastern United States and adjacent Canada, though uncommon at lower altitudes in the south. It is sometimes misidentified as
''C. flabellata''.
It is one of the earliest hawthorns to bloom in spring.
References
macrosperma
Trees of the Southeastern United States
Flora of North America
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