Hawthorn - Crataegus monogyna

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Description

Shrub or small tree from 2 to 10 metres. Branches spiny, leaves wedge shaped and deeply 3 to 7 lobed. Flowers white (sometimes pinkish) 8 to 15 mm fragrant with rounded petals and usually 1 style. Berry red containing a single stone.

Identification difficulty

Habitat

Hedgerows, thickets, woodland.

When to see it

May and June.

Life History

Deciduous.

UK Status

Very common throughout Britain except in the extreme north.

VC55 Status

Very common in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 606 of the 617 tetrads.

HAPeacock
River Soar - St Mary's Mill
25 May 2012
David Nicholls
Ashby Canal, Shackerstone
15 September 2012
David Gould
The Spearwort Fields
19 August 2018
David Nicholls
Sheet Hedges Wood
02 May 2014
David Nicholls
Bagworth Heath
17 September 2011
fruit - 'haws'
Andy's Rutland
A606-River Gwash to Empingham Church
14 May 2020

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Species profile

Common names: Hawthorn
Species group:: Trees, Shrubs & Climbers
Kingdom:: Plantae
Order:: Rosales
Family:: Rosaceae
Records on NatureSpot:: 816
First record:: 01/01/1979 (Patricia Evans)
Last record:: 23/04/2024 (Markham, Marian)

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HAPeacock
River Soar - St Mary's Mill
25 May 2012
Steve Mathers
Grantham Canal (Easthorpe to Muston bridges)
19 May 2016
HAPeacock
River Soar - St Mary's Mill
25 May 2012
David Nicholls
Ratby Village Pond
05 May 2011
Andy's Rutland
Horn Lane-west
01 June 2018
David Nicholls
Burroughs Road, Ratby
31 May 2013
Graham Calow
Sapcote
17 May 2006
flowers
Paul Ruddoch
Wymondham Rough
30 May 2015
Paul Ruddoch
Melton Country Park
10 May 2015
Graham Calow
Sapcote
28 April 2014
stepgray4
Semi-improved field behind Wymeswold Woodland
07 May 2021
Flowers have one style each
Graham Calow
Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
08 October 2007
fruits -' Haws'
David Nicholls
Burroughs Road, Ratby
05 May 2012
Graham Calow
Sapcote
10 September 2006
fruits -' Haws'
Andy's Rutland
Wing Churchyard
05 September 2019
Melinda Bell
Ashby Canal,Market Bosworth
26 August 2021
stepgray4
Bridleway near Wymeswold
15 November 2020
HAPeacock
River Soar - St Mary's Mill
25 May 2012
Lostash
Whetstone Fields
18 April 2014
Lostash
Whetstone Fields
18 April 2014
David Nicholls
Sheet Hedges Wood
02 May 2014
Paul Ruddoch
Melton Country Park
10 May 2015
Barbara Cooper
Foxton Locks
22 May 2015
Barbara Cooper
Foxton Locks
22 May 2015
Graham Calow
Sapcote
20 May 2006

If you've recognised Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, look out for these other species that rely on this plant for all or part of their lifecycle.

Eriophyes crataegi

These small, pale green patches on Hawthorn leaves are galls caused by the mite Eriophyes crataegi. Each blister contains numerous mites.

Phyllocoptes goniothorax

Pale, curled edges on Hawthorn leaves are galls caused by the mite Phyllocoptes goniothorax. The rolls are only 2mm in diameter but can extend along most of the leaf margin, and affect lots of leaves.