Crataegus coccinioides Ashe var. locuples (Sarg.) Kruschke
Crataegus locuples Sarg.
Crataegus dilatata Sarg.
Broadleaf hawthorn, apple-leaf hawthorn
Broadleaf hawthorn is a North American native. Also known as Crataegus coccinioides var. dilatata.
Plants: These trees reach 13–23′ (4–7 m) in height. They may also occur as a multiply branched shrub.
Leaves: 2–2½″ (5–6.3 cm) in size, broadly ovate. Each leaf has a short point at the tip, coarse double teeth, and is notched and rounded at the base. The leaf petiole is ⅓ to ½ the length of the leaf.
Flowers: White, ¾–⅞″ (2–2.5 cm) around, with five petals and 20 stamens. They appear in May.
Fruits: Rounded bright pink or crimson pomes are ⅜–¾″ (1–2 cm) in diameter.
Habitats: Moist hillsides, salt marsh borders.
Online References:
Crataegus conspecta Sarg.
Crataegus coccinioides Ashe var. locuples (Sarg.) Kruschke
Crataegus locuples Sarg.
Crataegus coccinioides Ashe var. locuples (Sarg.) Kruschke
Crataegus locuples Sarg.
9/19/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 13 cm) 
ID is uncertain 
9/19/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 15 × 10″ (39 × 26 cm) ID is uncertain 
9/19/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 17 × 12″ (44 × 29 cm) ID is uncertain 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Rosales | Rose family and eight others |
| Family | Rosaceae | Includes apples, apricots, plums, cherries, peaches, pears, raspberries, strawberries, almonds, roses, meadowsweets, photinias, firethorns, rowans, and hawthorns; many others |
| Genus | Crataegus | From an ancient Greek name for a flowering thorn used by Theophrastus |
| Species | dilatata | Spread out |
Crataegus dilatata description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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