Crataegus azarolus
Azerolier
Mediterranean Medlar
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Sainte Baume |
| Flower colour | white |
| Flower size | 15-20 mm |
| Flowering months | March, April, May |
| Leaf type | Pinnately lobed |
| Height | 3-10 m |
Description
In bloom, the Crataegus azarolus has a strong, sweet smell. The young twigs have a white cottony appearance, changing with maturity into smooth, blackish branches with a few spines. The leaves are bright green above, hairy beneath when young.
Dry hillsides, woodland, rocky places, field boundaries in lowland as well as in the mountains.
Flowers
The flowers have 5 petals, white or flushed with pink, usually notched at the tip, borne in dense clusters dispersed on the branches.
Leaves
Pinnately lobed leaf with lobes both sides of a central midrib. Deeply lobed with 3, sometimes 5, narrow lobes.
Fruits Seeds
Drupe: oval in shape, reddish-orange or yellow, size of a blueberry. A drupe has outer fleshy parts, surrounding a pit with a seed inside.
Edible
Fruit: in compotes or jellies.
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