On la rencontre partout en France. La plante est tonicardiaque dans toutes ses parties. Du bois, particulièrement dur, on faisait des pièces mécaniques mobiles. Le pied sert de porte-greffe aux néfliers et aux poiriers.

Common Hawthorne is commonly scattered throughout all of France. The whole of the plant is a tonic for the heart. Its wood is particularly hard and was used to fashion mechanical mobile parts. Horticulturalists use it as rootstock for medlar and pear trees.

Famille des Rosacées
Rosaceae Family
Rosaceae