species 5,163 observations
Cockspur Hawthorn
Crataegus crus-galli
Field notes
Supports All
174
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Cecropia Moth, Waved Sphinx, Common Fruit-tree Pigmy, Red-spotted Admiral
125
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Acmaeodera tubulus, Hawthorn Root Borer, Dasineura crataegibedeguar, Blaesodiplosis crataegifolia
6
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Balcanocerus fitchi, Ruffed Grouse, Buffalo Treehopper, Plum Beetle
29
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Blue Jay, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Hawthorn Mining Bee
14
Range
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
- Well drained Moist
- Water use
- Low
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Resists
- Fire
- Habit
- Dense Horizontal Pyramidal Rounded
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.