Crataegus erythropoda
(Cerro Hawthorn)
Family:
Rosaceae (Rose)
Crataegus erythropoda
is a small tree that grows on dry hillsides. Leaves are shallowly lobed with black-tipped teeth. Thorns are about 1-inch long. Leaves and petioles are glabrous (hairless).
Vegetation zone:
Foothills
Time of bloom:
May - June
Origin:
Native
Eastern Colorado Wildflowers
