Crataegus nigra

Crataegus nigra, the Hungarian thorn,^[2] Hungarian hawthorn or black hawthorn, is a black-fruited species of hawthorn native to the western balkan and the Pannonian Basin, spanning from Slovakia to Albania. The fruit, which is up to 10 mm across, can be consumed fresh or cooked.^{[citation needed]}. This tree also grows in the forests of northern Iran in the provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran, and Golestan. This plant is the main food of pheasants in these regions. In Mazandaran, it is called Valik in the local language and in Gilan, it is called Marikh in the local language.

Crataegus nigra
Conservation status
Endangered  (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. Sanguineae
Series:	Crataegus ser. Nigrae
Species:	C. nigra
Binomial name
Crataegus nigra Waldst.& Kit.

The tree grows up to 6 metres in height. Unlike most other species of hawthorn, it grows well in areas that are periodically flooded.^[3]

See also

• List of hawthorn species with black fruit