Hawthorn at Giralang, ACT
Identification history
| Crataegus monogyna | 12 May 2026 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Crataegus laevigata | 11 May 2026 | Rosie |
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User's notes
Note that berries in the top branches had already been taken by birds.
An extensive Hawthorn infestation has been removed from beside Ginninderra Creek 400-500m below and to the east of this sighting.
2 comments
Mike
wrote:
12 May 2026
Need photo of leaves. More likely to be Crataegus monogyna which has more deeply lobed leaves. Check the fruit before the birds get them all; C. laevigata has 2-3 seeds while C. monogyna has one. There are only three records of C. laevigata on Canberra Nature Map and one is doubtful.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.090881-35.204186
- Altitude 605.6m
- Places Giralang, ACT
Sighting information
- 10 Abundance
- 9 May 2026 11:19 AM Recorded on
- Rosie Recorded by
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Collections
Rosie NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Other Shrubs Plants Crataegus monogyna
Species information
- Crataegus monogyna Scientific name
- Hawthorn Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 1379.13m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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