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Common Hawthorn

Crataegus monogyna · Rosaceae · 단자산사나무

How to spot it

Having only one style and one stone is where the species name (monogyna) comes from and is the key to identification; it is very similar to Crataegus ambigua.

Look

Leaves
Simple leaves 2 to 6.5 cm long, deeply cut into 3 to 7 lobes, glossy green.
Flowers
White flowers 8 to 15 mm across gather in umbel-like clusters, with one style.
Fruit
Oblong red fruit about 1 cm across, holding one stone (seed).

Where it grows

Native to
Native to Europe, North Africa and western Asia.

Sources