Common hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna

Photo taken Locality: Greece, Crete, Rethymno, Nida plateau
Photo taken by:
Avramakis, M.
Photo taken date:
March 2013

Common Ηawthorn

Plants

Maquis ecosystem

Timberline ecosystem

Photo of the Common hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna, with fruits, from Crete Greece. It is a rather small tree, that forms small stands. In Crete it grows in rocky places and field margins, up to 1,500 m. Its small fruits are edible.

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