Osteomeles anthyllidifolia (Sm.) Lindl.

vernacular Hawai'i hawthorn — species · Rosaceae

USDA: OSAN
GBIF: 3024832
Rank: species

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§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Rosaceae Juss.
Genus: Osteomeles

§2a

Native status, by region

HI Hawaii Native

§2b

County-level range

· 4 counties across 1 state

Legend Native · 4 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Medium
Shade: Medium
Moisture use: Medium
Fire: Medium
Salinity: None
Anaerobic: None
CaCO₃: Medium
Hedging: Medium

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: 35 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 365 min.
Precipitation: 35–80 in/yr
pH range: 5.5–7
Root depth: 24 in min.
Fertility need: Medium
Soil texture: coarse, medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Single Stem
Growth rate: Slow
Lifespan: Long
Mature height: 12 ft
Height @ 20 y: 12 ft
Foliage texture: Fine
Foliage colour: Dark Green
Porosity (summer): Moderate
Porosity (winter): Moderate
Flower colour: White
Fruit colour: White
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Spring
Seed abundance: Medium
Seed begins: Spring
Seed ends: Summer
Spread rate: Moderate
Stratify: No
Seeds / lb: 3,400
Propagation: seed, bare root, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
Nursery stock: Yes
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 4 counties across 1 state.

Hawaii view state ↗ 4 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/OSAN ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3024832 ↗

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