''Crataegus nigra'', the Hungarian thorn,
Hungarian hawthorn or Black hawthorn, is a black-fruited 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 the
western balkan
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and the
Pannonian Basin
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, spanning from
Slovakia
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to
Albania
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. The fruit, which is up to 10 mm across, can be consumed fresh or cooked.
The tree grows up to 6 metres in height. Unlike most other species of hawthorn, it grows well in areas that are periodically flooded.
See also
*
List of hawthorn species with black fruit Most species of '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn) have red fruit, some have yellow fruit, and a number of species can have black or purple fruit.
Eurasian species
* '' C. ambigua''
* ''C. caucasica''
* '' C. chlorosarca'', Asian
* ''C. clarkei'', Asian
* ...
References
External links
Plants for a Future
nigra
Flora of Europe
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