Crataegus Uniflora

Crataegus uniflora is a species of hawthorn known by the common name one-flowered hawthorn, or dwarf hawthorn. It is native to parts of the southeastern United States. [2] Crataegus uniflora is an upright small shrub with a slender trunk and silver bark lined with numerous lateral branches bearing large thorns. Leaves are shiny, dark green, downy whitish on the underside. C. uniflora is somewhat more distinctive than other Ohio Hawthorns because of its unusual dwarf habit. The epithet "uniflora" is misleading in that there may be as many as 5 flowers in the inflorescence. Crataegus uniflora, or Dwarf Hawthorn, is found naturally in forests, roadsides, rock outcrops, and other disturbed lands with xeric to sub-xeric conditions. It grows as a spreading shrub or small tree with. Crataegus uniflora is widespread in the southeastern United States from Long Island (New York) to eastern Texas; it is most abundant in the coastal plain and lower piedmont.