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| − | The '''White Hawthorn blossom''' ''(Crataegus mollis)'' was named the [[state flower]] of [[Missouri]] on March 16, 1923. <ref>http://www.50states.com/flower/missouri.htm</ref> There are approximately 100 different varieties of hawthorn. It is a member of the [[rose]] family, closely related to the [[apple]]. <ref>http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/plantpage/flora/motrees/p41.htm</ref> The Hawthorn [[tree]] is small with flat, thorny branches and white blossoms. | + | The '''White Hawthorn blossom''' ''(Crataegus mollis)'' was named the [[state flower]] of [[Missouri]] on March 16, 1923.<ref>http://www.50states.com/flower/missouri.htm</ref> There are approximately 100 different varieties of hawthorn. It is a member of the [[rose]] family, closely related to the [[apple]].<ref>http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/plantpage/flora/motrees/p41.htm</ref> The Hawthorn [[tree]] is small with flat, thorny branches and white blossoms. |
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*http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Missouri/flower_hawthorn.html | *http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Missouri/flower_hawthorn.html | ||
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The White Hawthorn blossom (Crataegus mollis) was named the state flower of Missouri on March 16, 1923.[1] There are approximately 100 different varieties of hawthorn. It is a member of the rose family, closely related to the apple.[2] The Hawthorn tree is small with flat, thorny branches and white blossoms.