| Other Names | Thornapple | ||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Crataegus texana | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Rose ( Rosaceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 5 petals
Small tree to 30 ft. tall. Branches with or without stout straight thorns. Flower: 5 white petals to 1 in. across, often with dark or red center. Numerous stamens. Leaves:Deciduous, simple, alternate, blade egg-shaped, triangular or oval. Densely hairy or felty on bottom. Margins sharp-toothed, sometimes lobed. Fruit:Sweet, red 1/2 to 1 in in diameter in fall. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Delena Tull, George Oxford Miller Wildflowers, Trees & Shrubs of Texas p. 266 Crataegus texana may be merged with Crataegus mollis. 17 Texas species difficult to distinguish. | |||||||||||||
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