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Crataegus

genus of flowering plants in the rose family Rosaceae
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Summary

Crataegus is a taxon[1]. Crataegus has Wikipedia articles in 93 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Medicinal plant of the year[3]
  • Taxon rank: genus[4]
  • Parent taxon: Maloideae[5]
  • Taxon name: Crataegus[6]
  • Subclass of: tree[7]
  • Commons category: Crataegus[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Crataegus[9]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 36[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[14], The Encyclopedia Americana[15], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[17], Ботанический словарь[18], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=3040[20]
  • This taxon is source of: mayhaw[21], hawthorn leaf and flower[22]
  • Taxon common name: Hawthorn[23], زعرور[24], Yemişan[25], Graužoks[26], Глог[27], སྐྱུ་རུ་དམན་པ།[28], Săng-că[29], گۆیژ[30], hloh[31], Катăркас[32], Hvidtjørn[33], Weißdorne[34], Głog[35], Κράταιγος[36]

Why It Matters

Crataegus is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

What awards did Crataegus receive?

Honors received include Medicinal plant of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · MPF · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → Hawthorn, زعرور, Yemişan +70
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|3 */ Taxon common name: Hawthorn"
  2. 6w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Naturbasen species id → 14095/hvidtjoern-sp
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Naturbasen species id: 14095/hvidtjoern-sp, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/321151751|Crataegus sp. (#321151751)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8386|Nat"
  3. 8w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C3481
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Verbaalpina id: C3481, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  4. 9w ago · KaterynaVa · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plant finder id (chicago botanic garden) → crataegus_sp--hawthorn
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Plant finder id (chicago botanic garden): crataegus_sp--hawthorn, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/153372997|Crataegus sp. (#153372997)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-ma"
  5. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Aeonium spathulatum
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q292615, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  6. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Crataegus
    Grin url → https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?i
    Flora of north america taxon id → 108272
    Mesh tree code → B01.875.800.575.912.250.859.937.500.177
    + 87 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007553287705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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