Cockspurthorn - Crataegus crus-galli
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Species Description
Stace 4:
Crataegus crus-galli L. - Cockspurthorn.
Tree to 10m; spines 3-8cm, medium; leaves elliptic to obovate, doubly serrate, not lobed; fruits subglobose, about 10mm, red; (2n=51, 68). Neophyte-survivor; formerly much planted and still persistent in hedges in Britain North to North East Yorkshire, over-recorded for C. persimilis; East North America.
Key:
- Styles and stones mostly (1)2-3
- Leaves and inflorescences glabrous; stones without hollows on inner surfaces