species 1,535 observations

Big-fruit Hawthorn

Crataegus macrosperma

Field notes

Supports All

170 native animals
supported in the US

Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Cecropia Moth, Waved Sphinx, Common Fruit-tree Pigmy, Red-spotted Admiral 125
Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Acmaeodera tubulus, Hawthorn Root Borer, Dasineura crataegibedeguar, Blaesodiplosis crataegifolia 6
Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Balcanocerus fitchi, Ruffed Grouse, Buffalo Treehopper, Plum Beetle 28
Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Red Admiral, Hawthorn Mining Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee 11

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer: Trees
Light: Full sun Part shade
Moisture: Moist Wet
Soil: Sand Loam Clay
Soil pH: Acid Neutral Alkaline
Drought tolerant: Yes
Resists: Pollution Wind
Habit: Dense Rounded
Plant type: Shrub Tree

From NC State Extension, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.