Crataegus ×suksdorfii
Family: Rosaceae · Native
Crataegus ×suksdorfii is a native California plant in the Rosaceae family.
Crataegus ×suksdorfii is a California native found along the Van Duzen River in Trinity County within the North Coast Ranges Outer bioregion, in open sites, meadows, forest margins, and streambanks at elevations from 100 to 1,500 meters. Flowering from May to June, it has leafless thorns 10 to 17 millimeters long and elliptic to obovate, shallowly toothed leaves. Its flowers reach 13 to 16 millimeters across with 15 to 20 pink-anthered stamens, producing round, purple-black fruit about 10 millimeters in diameter.
Habitat and range
Habitat: Open sites, meadows, forest margins, streambanks
Elevation: 100--1500 m
Outside California: to British Columbia, Montana
Bloom period
Crataegus ×suksdorfii blooms May--Jun.
Frequently asked questions
Is Crataegus ×suksdorfii native to California?
Yes. Crataegus ×suksdorfii is native to California (recorded as native).
When does Crataegus ×suksdorfii bloom?
Crataegus ×suksdorfii blooms May--Jun.
What plant family does Crataegus ×suksdorfii belong to?
Crataegus ×suksdorfii is in the Rosaceae family, genus Crataegus.
What habitat does Crataegus ×suksdorfii grow in?
Crataegus ×suksdorfii grows in Open sites, meadows, forest margins, streambanks.
Related species
Other California species in the same genus, family, or bioregion.
- Crataegus castlegarensis — Castlegar hawthorne
- Crataegus douglasii — Black hawthorn
- Crataegus gaylussacia — Klamath hawthorn
- Crataegus monogyna — Hawthorn
- Crataegus rhodamae-loveae
- Crataegus sp. — Hawthorn
- Dasiphora fruticosa — Shrubby cinquefoil
- Dasiphora sp.
- Drymocallis cuneifolia
- Drymocallis cuneifolia var. cuneifolia — Wedgeleaf woodbeauty
Sources: Jepson eFlora
Last updated 2026-10-06
Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Cal-IPC, and more.