Crataegus monogyna
Aubépine
Hawthorn
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Provence Verte |
| Flower colour | white |
| Flower size | 8-15 mm |
| Flowering months | April, May |
| Leaf type | Pinnately lobed |
| Height | 10 m |
Description
A more thorny shrub than Crataegus azarolus.
Hedges, scrub, woodland margins.
Flowers
Racemes of white, fragrant flowers with 1 style, producing 1 seed. Closely related to Crataegus laevigata with 2 or 3 styles producing 2 or 3 seeds. Both plants have similar medicinal properties.
Leaves
Pinnately lobed leaf with lobes both sides of a central midrib. 3-5 deeply cut lobes, each lobe serrated at the tip, 3-7 cm long.
Fruits Seeds
Drupe: dark or bright red, normally with 1 seed, 1 cm, having an outer fleshy part surrounding a pit with a seed inside.
Medical
Flowers: a tonic for the heart, regulates heartbeat, helps high blood pressure and has a calming and sedative effect.
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