Hairy Cockspurthorn - Crataegus submollis
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Species Description
Widely planted in hedges and for ornament and sometimes self-seeds and becomes naturalised. Habitat includes: hedgerows, scrub, woodland, roadsides etc.
Stace 4:
Crataegus submollis Sarg. (C. coccinea auct. non L.) - Hairy Cockspurthorn.
Tree to 10m; spines 5-7cm, thin; leaves ovate, doubly serrate and shallowly lobed; petioles densely hairy and with stalked glands; fruits pear-shaped, 15-20mm, red; (2n=68). Neophyte-survivor; frequently planted, self-sown in hedges and rough ground; scattered in England North to Derbyshire; East North America.
Key:
- Leaves not lobed or lobed usually <1/3 way to midrib; only apices of lobes or main teeth (not sinuses) reached by major lateral vein
- Styles and stones mostly (3)4-5
- Leaves hairy on lowerside at first, only on veins later; inflorescence-stalks tomentose; stamens 10