QUODITCH EDUCATION DEVON
HAWTHORN or MAY
Crataegus Monogyna
(Rosaceae)
Name origins
Shape,
Height,
Bark,
Leaves
History,
Uses
Practical
Herbal
Mythology and tradition.
One old superstition was that it was unlucky to bring may blossom or hawthorn branches into the house.
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The leaves appear before the flowers (unlike the blackthorn) |
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Page last updated 28th December 1999
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