Question: Hello, I found this on my walk this morning, I think it's in the Hawthorn family, but cannot narrow it …
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Hello, I found this on my walk this morning, I think it's in the Hawthorn family, but cannot narrow it down. It definitely had sharp spurs(?)photo 2 is a bit blurry of the leaves but bark is shown. Photo 3 is the sharp Spurs/ thorns. Found in Holden, MA
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Dear Pipit, Yes, you are correct, this is in the genus Crataegus (hawthorn). I can't tell you which species without a measurement of the flower width and an image of the sepals. It may be Crataegus macrosperma or C. coccinea, and those details I noted would distinguish these two species. Best wishes.
