Crataegus pennsylvanica
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''Crataegus pennsylvanica'', known as the Pennsylvania thorn, 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 Delaware, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, that grows to about 8 m in height. The mature trees have few thorns. This species has often been confounded with '' C. mollis'', but the two species have separate native ranges except for an area of overlap in northeastern Ohio.


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References

submollis Flora of North America {{Crataegus-stub