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PLANTS

Fireberry hawthorn

Crataegus chrysocarpa

Plants
NativeShrubPerennial
Fireberry hawthorn, photo 1 of 5
Fireberry hawthorn, In flower
Fireberry hawthorn, In fruit
4 cmLength
10–15 mmWidth

Perennial shrub 4 cm long. Grows near water.

There are 479 observations of Fireberry hawthorn in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Capitale-Nationale and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie137
  2. Capitale-Nationale91
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue64
  4. Montréal46
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches41
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent27
  7. Outaouais27
  8. Laval18
  9. Estrie13
  10. Laurentides5
  11. Centre-du-Québec4
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  14. Mauricie1

Habitat

Water’s edgeGogerr

Similar species

Large-thorn hawthornCrataegus macracantha
Fanleaf hawthornCrataegus flabellata
TOXIC
Oneseed hawthornCrataegus monogyna
Quebec hawthornCrataegus submollis
Bigfruit hawthornCrataegus macrosperma
Blanchard's hawthornCrataegus irrasa
Downy hawthornCrataegus mollis
Canadian hawthornCrataegus canadensis
Dotted hawthornCrataegus punctata
Bush hawthornCrataegus crus-galli
TOXIC
European buckthornRhamnus cathartica