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botanical illustration of Hawthorn, Crataegus laevigata

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Hawthorn

Crataegus laevigata

Hawthorn · English Hawthorn · Whitethorn · Woodland Hawthorn · Almindelig hvidtjørn · Aubepine epineuse · Aubépine à deux styles · Aubépine à deux styles, Aubépine lisse, Noble épine · Aubépine épineuse · Bahçe Alıcı · Biancospino selvatico · Crveni glog · Cseregalagonya · Draenen Wen · Draenen Wen Dwy Golofn · Draenen Wen Lefn

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: ACANTOLIC-ACID, ACETYL-VITEXIN-4'-RHAMNOSIDE, ALUMINUM, CALCIUM

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Rosaceae

Scientific name: Crataegus laevigata

Common names: Hawthorn, English Hawthorn, Whitethorn, Woodland Hawthorn, Almindelig hvidtjørn, Aubepine epineuse, Aubépine à deux styles, Aubépine à deux styles, Aubépine lisse, Noble épine, Aubépine épineuse, Bahçe Alıcı, Biancospino selvatico, Crveni glog, Cseregalagonya, Draenen Wen, Draenen Wen Dwy Golofn, Draenen Wen Lefn

POWO: 723644-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • The genome sequence of Crataegus laevigata DC., 1825 (Rosales: Rosaceae) · 2026 source ↗
  • Effects of a <i>Scutellaria baicalensis</i>/<i>Crataegus laevigata</i>, magnesium and chromium supplement on stressed individuals: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial. · 2025 source ↗
  • Biological Flora of the British Isles: Crataegus laevigata · 2021 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • ACANTOLIC-ACID
  • ACETYL-VITEXIN-4'-RHAMNOSIDE
  • ALUMINUM
  • CALCIUM
  • CATECHIN-TANNINS
  • CHOLINE
  • CHROMIUM
  • COBALT
  • CRATAEGOLIC-ACID
  • DIMETHYL-AMINE
  • L-EPICATECHOL
  • ETHYL-AMINE
  • GLUCOSE
  • GUANINE
  • IRON
  • ISOAMYL-AMINE
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  • ISOBUTYL-AMINE
  • KILOCALORIES
  • LEUCOANTHOCYANIDIN
  • LINOLEIC-ACID
  • MAGNESIUM
  • MANGANESE
  • NIACIN
  • NONACOSAN-10-OL
  • OCTACOSANE
  • PECTIN
  • POTASSIUM
  • QUERCITRIN
  • RIBOFLAVIN
  • SILICON
  • SODIUM
  • SORBITOL
  • STARCH
  • TARTARIC-ACID
  • THIAMIN
  • TRIMETHYLAMINE
  • TYRAMINE
  • VITEXIN-4',L-RHAMNO-D-GLUCOSIDE
  • VITEXIN-4',7-DI-D-GLUCOSIDE
  • WATER
  • ACETYL-CHOLINE
  • ADENOSINE
  • AMINOPURINE
  • ASH
  • LIPASE
  • PALMITIC-ACID
  • PROTEIN
  • RHAMNOSE
  • SELENIUM
  • ADENINE
  • CARBOHYDRATES
  • CHLOROGENIC-ACID
  • CITRIC-ACID
  • TRANS-CRATAEGOLIC-ACID
  • ETHANOLAMINE
  • FIBER
  • 2,,3,3',4,4',5,7-HEPTAHYDROXYFLAVANBIOSIDE
  • LAURIC-ACID
  • LINOLENIC-ACID
  • NEOTEGOLIC-ACID
  • OXALIC-ACID
  • QUERCETIN-3-RHAMNOGALACTOSIDE
  • BETA-SITOSTEROL
  • SUGAR
  • TIN
  • URIC-ACID
  • ZINC
  • PHLOBAPHENE
  • ASCORBIC-ACID
  • BETA-CAROTENE
  • FAT
  • AMYGDALIN
  • PHOSPHORUS
  • 5-HYDROXY-INDOLE-ACETIC-ACID
  • 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE
  • APIGENIN
  • APIGETRIN
  • BETA-PHENETHYLAMINE
  • CAFFEIC-ACID
  • CERYL-ALCOHOL
  • CRATAEGUS-BIFLAVANOID-B-2
  • CRATAEGUS-BIFLAVANOID-B-5
  • CRATAEGUS-BIFLAVANOID-C-1
  • DOPAMINE
  • EPINEPHRINE
  • HYPEROSIDE
  • LUPEOL
  • LUTEOLIN
  • LUTEOLIN-3',7-DIGLUCOSIDE
  • MASLINIC-ACID
  • NOREPINEPHRINE
  • O-METHOXY-BETA-PHENETHYLAMINE
  • PROCYANIDIN
  • PROCYANIDIN-B-2
  • QUERCETIN
  • RUTIN
  • STEARIC-ACID
  • SUCROSE
  • URSOLIC-ACID
  • VITEXIN
  • (+)-CATECHIN
  • VITEXIN-2'-RHAMNOSIDE
  • VITEXIN-4'-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE
  • VITEXIN-4'-RHAMNOSIDE
  • 2-ALPHA-HYDROXY-OLEANOLIC-ACID
  • AMINES
  • ERIDICTOL-GLYCOSIDE
  • FLAVONOIDS
  • O-METHOXY-PHENYLETHYLAMINE
  • OLEANOLIC-ACID
  • OPC
  • PROANTHOCYANIDINS
  • PYCNOGENOL
  • QUERCETIN-GLYCOSIDE
  • SPIRAEOSIDE
  • VITEXIN-4'-L-RHAMNOSIDE
  • VITEXIN-RHAMNOSIDE
  • AESCULIN
  • ESCULIN
  • NEOATEGOLIC-ACID
  • CATECHIN
  • EPICATECHIN
  • (-)-EPICATECHIN
  • EO
  • FIBER(CRUDE)
  • FIBER(DIETARY)
  • SUGARS
  • THIAMINE
  • 2-PHENYLCHROMONE
  • ORIENTIN-GLYCOSIDES
  • SAPONINS
  • TANNINS
  • CADMIUM
  • COPPER
  • CROMIUM
  • CYNAROSIDE
  • LEAD
  • PROCYANIDIN-B-4
  • PROCYANIDIN-B-5
  • PROCYANIDIN-C-1
  • VITEXIN-2''-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSIDE
  • VITEXIN-2'-O-RHAMNOSIDE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Crataegus laevigata
Crataegus laevigata · Sten Porse

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
  • powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
  • wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗

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