Crataegus pentagyna, also called small-flowered black hawthorn, is a species of hawthorn native to southeastern Europe. Two subspecies are recognized, C. p. subsp. pentagyna and C. p. subsp. pseudomelanocarpa. The fruit are usually black, but are sometimes a handsome purple.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Five-seeded Hawthorn being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Crataegus songarica
- Crataegus ucrainica
- Crataegus ambigua
- Crataegus pinnatifida
- Crataegus rhipidophylla
- Crataegus monogyna
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Crataegus
- Species
- Crataegus pentagyna
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