Crataegus nigra
| Crataegus nigra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Crataegus |
| Series: |
Nigrae (Loudon) Russanov |
| Species: | C. nigra |
| Binomial name | |
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Crataegus nigra Waldst.& Kit. |
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Crataegus nigra, the Hungarian thorn or Hungarian hawthorn, is a black-fruited species of hawthorn native to Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Albania and Yugoslavia. The fruit, which is up to 10 mm across, can be consumed fresh or cooked.
The tree grows up to 6 metres in height. Unlike most other species of hawthorn, it grows well in areas that are periodically flooded.
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