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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. | ||
Revision as of 23:02, June 1, 2009
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.