''Crataegus microphylla'' is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the family ''

Rosaceae Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is derived from the type genus '' Rosa''. The family includes herbs, shrubs, and trees. Most species are deciduous, but som ...

''. It is a hawthorn found in the former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Crimea, European Russia, the Transcaucasus, Anatolia, Iraq and Iran. Typically a slender shrub, it is occasionally grown as an ornamental.

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microphylla Plants described in 1853 Taxa named by Karl Koch {{Crataegus-stub