White Hawthorn Blossom - State Flower of Missouri

Plant seeds in fall in ordinary soil, they may not germinate unti, the second year. The native Hawthorn is also known as "May", "White Hawthorn" or "Quick"

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Kingdom Plantae -- Plants, Subkingdom Tracheobionta -- Vascular plants, Superdivision Spermatophyta -- Seed plants, Division Magnoliophyta -- Flowering plants, Class Magnoliopsida -- Dicotyledons, Subclass Rosidae, Order Rosales, Family Rosaceae -- Rose family, Genus Crataegus L. -- hawthorn P, Species Crataegus ×anomala Sarg. (pro sp.) -- P

Text Reference: USDA-NRCS. 2005. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

The White Hawthorn Blossom (Crataegus arnoldiana) was named the state flower of Missouri on March 16, 1923. These snall deciduous trees can be very ornamental as we see in this example. The flowers are white and grow in bunches with associated berries They can vary considerably in form, color and size. The White Hawthorn Blossom is most common in southern Missouri. sos.mo.gov/ .

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