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hawthorn) A hawthorn tree, Crataegus monogyna in full blossom in May. The hawthorn, also known as the May- tree or whitethorn, is native to the British Isles. Its flowers are symbolic of spring and associated with lovers. Felling a hawthorn tree is traditionally thought to bring bad luck. Any of a group of shrubs or trees belonging to the rose family, growing abundantly in eastern North America, and also in Europe and Asia. All have alternate, toothed leaves and bear clusters of showy white, pink, or red flowers. Their small applelike fruits can be red, orange, blue, or black. Hawthorns are popular as ornamentals. (Genus Crataegus, family Rosaceae.) |
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| Fortunately, by 1979 the taxonomic "lumpers" (those who lump together similar species) had gained the upper hand over the "splitters," (those who classify minor species variations as separate trees) and had whittled the number of hawthorns down to the 35 native species recognized in Little's Checklist and in the current Register. You can tell that spring has really sprung when the India hawthorns are in bloom. If field guides were like old maps, hawthorns would be placed near the edge with the warning: Here there be monsters |
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