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Crataegus monogyna

Hawthorn, Oneseed hawthorn

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Common names

54 names · 40 languages
EnglishYour language
  • common hawthorn[2]
  • English Hawthorn[2]
  • Hawthorn[2]
+3 more namesShow fewer names
  • may[2]
  • Neapolitan medlar[2]
  • Oneseed hawthorn[1]
Other languages (39)
Dutch
  • Eenstijlige meidoorn[2]
French
  • Aubépine
  • Aubépine monogyne[2]
Afrikaans
Arabic
  • زعرور أحادي المدقة[2]
  • زعرور بري شائع[2]
Asturian
Basque
  • Elorri zuria[2]
Belarusian
  • Глог аднапесцікавы[2]
Bulgarian
  • Обикновен глог[2]
Catalan
  • arç blanc[2]
  • Cirerer de Bon Pastor[2]
  • espinalb[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 单子山楂[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 單籽山楂[2]
Croatian
  • Bijeli glog[2]
Czech
  • hloh jednosemenný[2]
Danish
  • Éngriflet hvidtjørn[2]
Estonian
  • üheemakane viirpuu[2]
Finnish
  • tylppöorapihlaja[2]
Galician
  • Estripeiro[2]
German
  • Eingriffeliger Weißdorn[2]
  • Eingriffliger Weißdorn[1]
  • Hagedorn[2]
Hebrew
  • עוזרר חד-גלעיני[2]
Hungarian
  • Egybibés galagonya[2]
Irish
  • Sceach gheal[2]
Italian
  • Biancospino comune[2]
Japanese
  • アカバナサンザシ[2]
Lithuanian
  • Vienapiestė gudobelė[2]
Norwegian
Ojibwe
  • Miinensagaawanzh[2]
Persian
  • زالزالک قرمز، زالزالک تک هسته، سرخ ولیک، سرخه ولیک[2]
Polish
  • głóg jednoszyjkowy[2]
Portuguese
  • Estrepoeiro[2]
  • Pilriteiro[2]
Romanian
Russian
  • Боярышник однопестичный[2]
Serbian
  • Бели глог[2]
Slovak
  • hloh jednosemenný[2]
Slovenian
  • enovrati glog[2]
Spanish
Swedish
  • trubbhagtorn[2]
Turkish
Ukrainian
  • Глід одноматочковий[2]
Welsh
  • Draenen wen[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Crataegus monogyna Jacq. ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Eingriffliger Weißdorn (DE); Oneseed hawthorn (EN); Espino albar (ES) — VernacularName.tsv, line 171966; taxon 6BB5X.
[2] Crataegus monogyna — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • common hawthorn — results[1].names[2]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • hawthorn — results[1].names[3]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • eenstijlige meidoorn — results[1].names[4]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • may — results[1].names[5]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • majuelo — results[1].names[6]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • arç blanc — results[1].names[7]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Pilriteiro — results[1].names[9]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Estrepoeiro — results[1].names[10]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Eingriffeliger Weißdorn — results[1].names[11]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Hagedorn — results[1].names[12]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Biancospino comune — results[1].names[13]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • עוזרר חד-גלעיני — results[1].names[14]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Aubépine monogyne — results[1].names[15]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Neapolitan medlar — results[1].names[16]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • hloh jednosemenný — results[1].names[17]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • 單籽山楂 — results[1].names[18]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • głóg jednoszyjkowy — results[1].names[19]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Éngriflet hvidtjørn — results[1].names[20]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • üheemakane viirpuu — results[1].names[21]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Vienapiestė gudobelė — results[1].names[22]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Боярышник однопестичный — results[1].names[23]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Espino albar — results[1].names[24]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • hagtorn — results[1].names[25]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • tylppöorapihlaja — results[1].names[26]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • espinera — results[1].names[27]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • زعرور أحادي المدقة — results[1].names[28]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • زعرور بري شائع — results[1].names[29]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Miinensagaawanzh — results[1].names[30]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • hloh jednosemenný — results[1].names[31]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • trubbhagtorn — results[1].names[32]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • アカバナサンザシ — results[1].names[33]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • 单子山楂 — results[1].names[34]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Sceach gheal — results[1].names[35]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Estripeiro — results[1].names[36]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Обикновен глог — results[1].names[37]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Elorri zuria — results[1].names[38]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Păducel — results[1].names[39]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Bijeli glog — results[1].names[40]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Бели глог — results[1].names[41]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Глог аднапесцікавы — results[1].names[42]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • English Hawthorn — results[1].names[43]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Meidoring — results[1].names[44]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Глід одноматочковий — results[1].names[45]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Egybibés galagonya — results[1].names[46]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • enovrati glog — results[1].names[47]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Adi alıç — results[1].names[48]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • espinalb — results[1].names[49]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Yemişen — results[1].names[50]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Draenen wen — results[1].names[52]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • Cirerer de Bon Pastor — results[1].names[53]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.
  • زالزالک قرمز، زالزالک تک هسته، سرخ ولیک، سرخه ولیک — results[1].names[54]; taxon id 51147; Crataegus monogyna.

General information

Scientific name: Crataegus monogyna
Accepted name (Kew): Crataegus monogyna Jacq. View name reference ↗

Accepted in the cited Kew taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family: Rosaceae

Kew's family placement for the genus Crataegus (WCVP v16).

Sources [1]
Also known as: Hawthorn, Oneseed hawthorn
Images: Google Images

Plant characteristics

Layer: Fruit tree, Shrub
Catalogue size class: Small, Medium
Height: 4–8 m

RHS ultimate size range in UK growing conditions; cultivar, rootstock and pruning affect size.

Sources [4]
Spread: 4–8 m

RHS ultimate size range in UK growing conditions; cultivar, rootstock and pruning affect size.

Sources [4]
Growth rate: Moderate
Foliage: Deciduous

Leaf retention described in the New England flora.

Sources [3]

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness: 4-8
Soil moisture:
Moist, Wet
Soil:
Sand (light) Loam (medium) Clay (heavy)
pH:
Acidic Neutral Alkaline
Light:
Partial shade, Full sun

Uses

Edible parts:
Fruit, Leaves, Flowers
Edibility rating:
(3)
Medicinal rating:
(4)
Functions:
Wood, Food forest, Fragrant

Description

Fruit - raw or cooked, but raw not very flavorful. Generally used for jam and preserves. It can also be dried and then ground and mixed with flour to make bread, etc. The fruit has a diameter of about 1 cm and contains up to five fairly large seeds that often stick together, making it seem like you are eating a cherry-like fruit with a single seed. Young shoots are edible raw and have a pleasant nutty flavor, making them a good addition to salads. Tea is made from dried leaves, and the roasted seeds serve as a coffee substitute. The flowers are used in syrups and sweet puddings.

Harvest

Harvest starts: 01/09
Harvest ends: 31/10

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 16, extracted 4 June 2026
    Supports: Botanical familyTaxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: WCVP v16, wcvp_names.csv row 840805; name ID 2944742; Crataegus L.. Family column.
    • Taxonomy: WCVP v16, wcvp_names.csv row 210307; name ID 2921984; Crataegus monogyna Jacq..

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Crataegus monogyna

    Taxonomic data from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20.

    Supports: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: COL 2026-08-20, NameUsage.tsv line 2036133, ID 6BB5X: Crataegus monogyna Jacq. (accepted).

    Source checked on .

  3. Native Plant Trust; Go Botany Crataegus monogyna — Go Botany
    Supports: Foliage
    Relevant sections
    • Foliage: Leaf duration

    Source checked on .

  4. Royal Horticultural Society Crataegus monogyna — RHS Plant Profile
    Supports: HeightSpread
    Relevant sections
    • Height: Size > Max Height
    • Spread: Size > Max Spread

    Source checked on .