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Red Haw or Crataegus Mollis ( Torr . & Gray)

Red Haw or Crataegus Mollis ( Torr . & Gray). By: Leslie Harper. Classification [1]. Kingdom:   Plantae Subkingdom: Tracheobionta Superdivision : Spermatophyta Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Subclass: Rosidae Order:   Rosales Family: Rosaceae Genus: Crataegus L.

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Red Haw or Crataegus Mollis ( Torr . & Gray)

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  1. Red HaworCrataegusMollis(Torr. & Gray) By: Leslie Harper

  2. Classification [1] • Kingdom:  Plantae • Subkingdom:Tracheobionta • Superdivision:Spermatophyta • Division:Magnoliophyta • Class: Magnoliopsida • Subclass:Rosidae • Order:  Rosales • Family:Rosaceae • Genus:CrataegusL. • Species:Crataegusmollis Scheele

  3. Shape, Form, and Type [2] Figure 1 • The Red Haw grows to be about 40 feet tall and 12 inches in diameter. • Its crown is rounded and open. • It is identified by its “stout stems and soft pubescence”[2].

  4. Bark [2] Figure 2 The bark of the Red Haw varies from grey to brown. It is scaly and rough with large crevices.

  5. Twig and Leaf [2] The twigs are “gray, covered with dense white hairs when young, becoming glabrous with age; stout spines, 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in) long” [2]. The leaves are alternate, simple, and ovate. They are 3 to 4 inches long and heavily covered in tiny white hairs. Figure 4 Figure 3

  6. Flowers and Fruit [2] • The flowers on the Red Haw are about 1 inch in diameter, white, and has 5 petals. They bloom from April to May. • The fruit ripens in September. It is bright red and around 1 inch in diameter. This fruit droops from the twig and contains 4 to 5 nutlets. Figure 6 Figure 5

  7. Bud [3] • The bud of the Red Haw is round and red. [3] • They bloom into a white flowers from April to May. [2] Figure 7

  8. Habitat and Range [2] • The Red Haw is widely distributed from “Alabama, west to Texas and Oklahoma, north to South Dakota and Minnesota, east to Ontario. Scattered to common in Oklahoma” [2]. • Its habitat is mostly in bottomland forests.

  9. Uses [2] • The fruits of this tree are edible by both humans and animals(mostly birds). Often they are used in making preserves.

  10. Photo References • Figures 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, Crataegusmollis (torr. & a. gray) scheele. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?search=Crataegus+mollis • Figure 4 Crataegusmollis.jpg - downy hawthorne (72k) 700 x 1188. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.swsbm.com/NGSImages/Crataegus_mollis.jpg • Figure 7 Trees of wisconsin. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/trees/cramol01.htm

  11. Text References • [1] Classification for kingdom plantae down to species crataegusmollisscheele. (n.d.). Retrieved June 24, 2010, http://plants.usda.gov/java/ClassificationServlet?source=profile&symbol=CRMO2&display=31 • [2] Crataegusmollisscheele. (n.d.). Retrieved June 24, 2010, http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/shrub/crat-mol.htm • [3] Tree identification 2. (2009, February 5). Retrieved June 24, 2010, http://www.flashcardmachine.com/tree-identification-2.html

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