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  4. Dicots
  5. Roses, Elms, Figs, and Allies
  6. Rose Family
  7. Hawthorns
  8. Douglasianae
  9. Black Hawthorn

species 9,500 observations

Black Hawthorn

Crataegus douglasii

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

201 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Pale Swallowtail, Rusty Tussock Moth, Blinded Sphinx, Waved Sphinx 139
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Desmodium Leaf-mining Beetle, Blaesodiplosis crataegifolia, Acmaeodera tubulus, Hawthorn Root Borer 8
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it California Quail, Western Tanager, Brown Bear, Band-tailed Pigeon 36
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Prunus Miner Bee, American Winter Ant, Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee, Vancouver Bumble Bee 18

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Light
Full sun Part shade
Moisture
Well drained Moist
Water use
High
Soil
Sand Loam Clay
Soil pH
Acid Neutral Alkaline
Drought tolerant
Yes
Resists
Pollution Wind
Habit
Dense Erect Multi stemmed
Plant type
Shrub

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

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