Crataegus succulenta

Crataegus succulenta is a species of hawthorn known by the common names fleshy hawthorn,^[4] succulent hawthorn,^[4] and round-fruited cockspurthorn.^[5] It is "the most wide-ranging hawthorn in North America",^[3] native to much of southern Canada, and the United States as far south as Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, and Tennessee.^[3] In this wide area there are many variant forms that have received species names, but can also be considered as synonyms. It is thought to be the parent, along with Crataegus crus-galli, of the tetraploid species Crataegus persimilis.

Crataegus succulenta
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Crataegus
Section:	Crataegus sect. Coccineae
Series:	Crataegus ser. Macracanthae
Species:	C. succulenta
Binomial name
Crataegus succulenta Schrad. ex Link
Synonyms
C. ambrosia Sarg.[2] C. ardula Sarg.[2] C. bicknellii Eggl.[2] C. celsa Sarg.[2] C. macracantha Loudon[2] C. neofluvialis Ashe[2] C. occidentalis Britton[3] ...many others[2]

The fruit is edible and can be made into jelly or crushed to make tea.^[6]

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