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  7. Hawthorns
  8. Rotundifoliae
  9. Fireberry Hawthorn

species 3,583 observations

Fireberry Hawthorn

Crataegus chrysocarpa

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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187 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Cecropia Moth, Waved Sphinx, Apple Ermine, Common Fruit-tree Pigmy 135
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Acmaeodera tubulus, Hawthorn Root Borer, Dasineura crataegibedeguar, Blaesodiplosis crataegifolia 7
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Hawthorn Lace Bug, Balcanocerus fitchi, Ruffed Grouse, Buffalo Treehopper 30
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Prunus Miner Bee, Red Admiral, Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee, Hawthorn Mining Bee 15

Children

  • Red Haw
  • Piper's Hawthorn
  • Blanchard's Hawthorn
  • Fireberry Hawthorn

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 Full shade
Moisture
Moist Wet
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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