Question: I photographed this plant on the edge of a cove on Lake Arrowhead, York county, Maine (Oct 1, 2024). It …
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I photographed this plant on the edge of a cove on Lake Arrowhead, York county, Maine (Oct 1, 2024). It appears to be a hawthorn from what I can see, but I'd like to pin it down to species if possible - can you help me ID it from these photos? I wondered if it might be Crataegus macrosperma? Thanks so much, Debbie.
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Dear Debbie, good morning. What I can say about the images is that they are consistent with Crataegus macrosperma. The leaf blade shape and the fruit shape support that identification, along with the sepal margins. It is difficult to identify some hawthorns from images (especially in fruit), but this one does look much like C. macrosperma. Best wishes.
