Stern'S Medlar

(Crataegus canescens)

galery

Description

Thorns are sparse, 2-3 cm long. The leaves are 2-4 cm long.The five-petalled white flowers are produced in late spring. The fruit is an almost spherical pome, 8-12 mm diameter; it differs from common medlar fruit in being deep glossy red when ripe (not brown).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Rosales
Family:Rosaceae
Genus:Crataegus
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