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Summary
White Hawthorn Blossom - State Flower of Missouri Plant seeds in fall in ordinary soil, they may not germinate unti, the second year. The native Hawthorn is also known as "May", "White Hawthorn" or "Quick."

The White Hawthorn Blossom (Crataegus arnoldiana) was named the state flower of Missouri on March 16, 1923, as it is most common in southern Missouri. These small ornamental deciduous trees have white flowers that grow in bunches. The hawthorn berries can vary considerably in form, color and size.

Kingdom Plantae -- Plants, Subkingdom Tracheobionta -- Vascular plants, Superdivision Spermatophyta -- Seed plants, Division Magnoliophyta -- Flowering plants, Class Magnoliopsida -- Dicotyledons, Subclass Rosidae, Order Rosales, Family Rosaceae -- Rose family, Genus Crataegus L. -- hawthorn P, Species Crataegus ×anomala Sarg.

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Herman, D.E. et al. 1996. North Dakota tree handbook. USDA NRCS ND State Soil Conservation Committee; NDSU Extension and Western Area Power Admin., Bismarck, ND.