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Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Arkansas. Shared habitat, not food. 113 animals.

Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Common Ground-dove
Columbina passerina
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Fox Sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Henslow's Sparrow
Ammodramus henslowii
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Least Bittern
Ixobrychus exilis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Smith's Longspur
Calcarius pictus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Birds. 1 shared habitat

Widespread birds also seen here (60)

Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.

All wildlife of Arkansas

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

114CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AR

Genus host records with ranges including AR · Crataegus

Hemaris thysbeHummingbird Clearwing
Limenitis arthemisRed-spotted Purple
Acrobasis indigenellaLeaf Crumpler
Acronicta americanaAmerican Dagger
Acronicta funeralisFunerary Dagger, Paddle Caterpillar
Acronicta impletaYellow-Haired Dagger
Acronicta interruptaInterrupted Dagger
Acronicta radcliffeiRadcliffe's Dagger
Alsophila pometariaFall Cankerworm Moth
Amorbia humerosanaWhite-Lined Leafroller Moth

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Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Archips griseaGray Archips
Argyrostrotis anilisShort-Lined Chocolate
Argyrotaenia quadrifascianaLesser All-Green Leaf Roller, Four-Lined Leafroller Moth
Automeris ioIo Moth
Balsa labeculaWhite-Blotched Balsa
Balsa tristrigellaThree-Lined Balsa
Biston betulariaSalt-and-Pepper Geometer, Cleft-Headed Looper
Catocala alabamaeAlabama Underwing, [Titan Underwing]
Catocala blandulaCharming Underwing
Catocala clintoniiClinton's Underwing
Catocala crataegiHawthorne Underwing, Thorn Underwing
Catocala gryneaWoody Underwing
Catocala lincolnanaLincoln Underwing
Catocala miraWonderful Underwing
Catocala orbaOrba Underwing
Catocala praeclaraPraeclara Underwing, Chokeberry Underwing, Charlotte's Underwing
Catocala pretiosaPrecious Underwing, Texarkana Underwing
Catocala ultroniaUltronia Underwing
Cecrita guttivittaMaple Prominent, Saddled Prominent
Cenopis diluticostanaSpring Dead-Leaf Roller Moth, Oak Cenopis
Ceratomia undulosaWaved Sphinx
Cerma cerinthaTufted Bird-Dropping Moth, Cherry Agate
Cerma coraThe Agate
Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
Coelodasys unicornisUnicorn Caterpillar Moth
Datana ministraYellow-Necked Caterpillar Moth
Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
Ennomos magnariaMaple Spanworm Moth, Notchwing Geometer
Ennomos subsignariaElm Spanworm Moth
Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier
Erannis tiliariaLinden Looper Moth, Western Winter Moth, Lime Looper
Euchlaena johnsonariaJohnson's Euchlaena
Euchlaena tigrinariaMotted Euchlaena
Euclea delphiniiSpiny Oak-Slug Moth
Eulithis gracilineataGreater Grapevine Looper
Eumacaria madopataBrown-Bordered Geometer
Eupsilia vinulentaStraight-Toothed Sallow
Glenoides texanariaTexas Gray
Grapholita packardiCherry Fruit Worm
Grapholita prunivoraLesser Apple Worm
Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock Moth, Pale Tiger Moth
Hedya chionosemaTwin-Spotted Budworm, White-Spotted Hedya
Hedya separatanaPink-Washed Leafroller Moth
Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
Hypagyrtis unipunctataOne-Spotted Variant
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Iridopsis larvariaBent-Line Gray
Kocakina fidelisIntractable Quaker, Green Fruitworm, Fourlined Green Fruitworm
Lambdina fiscellariaHemlock Looper, Western Oak Looper
Limenitis archippusViceroy
Lithophane bethuneiBethune's Pinion
Lochmaeus manteoVariable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth
Lomographa glomerariaGray Spring Moth
Lomographa semiclarataBluish Spring Moth, Wildcherry Looper
Lomographa vestaliataWhite Spring Moth
Lytrosis unitariaCommon Lytrosis
Macaria coortariaFour-Spotted Angle, Four-Spotted Granite
Machimia tentoriferellaGold-Striped Leaftier Moth
Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar
Metarranthis duariaRuddy Metarranthis
Morrisonia mucensGray Woodgrain
Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
Nemoria mimosariaWhite-Fringed Emerald
Oedemasia concinnaRed-Humped Caterpillar, Red-Humped Appleworm
Oedemasia semirufescensRed-Washed Prominent
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Orthosia garmaniGarman's Quaker
Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
Orthosia revictaSubdued Quaker
Paleacrita vernataSpring Cankerworm Moth
Paonias excaecataBlinded Sphinx, Blind Eyed Sphinx
Paonias myopsSmall-Eyed Sphinx
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Papilio glaucusEastern Tiger Swallowtail
Phaecasiophora niveiguttanaLabyrinth Moth
Phaeoura quernariaOak Beauty Moth
Phigalia strigatariaSmall Phigalia, Small Oak Looper
Phigalia titeaThe Half-Wing Geometer, Spiney Looper, Eastern Oak Looper
Phyllodesma americanaLappet Moth, American Lappet Moth, Southern Lappet Moth
Phyllonorycter crataegellaApple Leaf Miner, Apple Blotch Leafminer, Apple Leafblotch Miner
Probole alienariaDogwood Probole, Alien Probole
Prolimacodes badiaSkiff Moth, Skiff Caterpillar
Pseudexentera maracanaBanded Pseudexentera
Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesTufted Thyatirid
Rhopobota dietzianaWinterberry Moth
Satyrium liparopsStriped Hairstreak
Schizura ipomaeaeMorning-Glory Prominent, Checkered-Fringe Prominent
Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
Sphecodina abbottiiAbbott's Sphinx
Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
Synanthedon pictipesLesser Peachtree Borer Moth
Synanthedon scitulaDogwood Borer, Pecan Borer
Syndemis afflictanaFall Dead-Leaf Roller, Gray Leafroller, Black-and-Grey Banded Leafroller
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Xanthorhoe lacustrataToothed Brown Carpet
Zale lunataLunate Zale
Zale minereaColorful Zale
Epinotia vertumnana
Epinotia zandana

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

11BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Crataegus

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

7BirdsRecorded eating Crataegus in Arkansas

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Birds whose range includes Arkansas, most records first.

Ruffed GrouseFruit and buds. 7 diet records
Wild Turkey2 diet records
American RobinFruit. 1 diet record
Eastern BluebirdFruit. 1 diet record
Hermit ThrushFruit and seeds. 1 diet record
Red-bellied Woodpecker1 diet record
White-breasted Nuthatch1 diet record

Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab)

Direct food only. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Birds that eat Crataegus 7

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab), CC0 1.0.

Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
Fruit and buds. 7 diet records
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
2 diet records
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Fruit. 1 diet record
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
Fruit. 1 diet record
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Fruit and seeds. 1 diet record
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
1 diet record
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
1 diet record

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Rosaceae
Hardiness: Zones 4–8
Flower color: White
Growth rate: Moderate
Growth habit: Several stems
Foliage color: Yellow-green
Fruit begins: Spring
Fruit ends: Fall

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “Early spring” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Flower color · “White” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Foliage color · “Yellow-green” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Fruit begins · “Spring” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Fruit ends · “Fall” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Growth habit · “Several stems” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Growth rate · “Moderate” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Hardiness · “Zones 4–8” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
Height · “About 30 feet” · USDA PLANTS (ranked first; Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder differ) · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Leaves · “Deciduous” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Leaf retention · “Deciduous” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Life cycle · “Perennial” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Light · “Full sun” · Tennessee Smart Yards (ranked first; Virginia DCR Piedmont, Virginia DCR Coastal Plain, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center differ) · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
primary_flower_color · “white” · USDA PLANTS
Soil · “medium to moderately dry” · Tennessee Smart Yards (ranked first; Virginia DCR Piedmont, Virginia DCR Coastal Plain, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder differ) · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
Spread · “20–35 feet” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

Conservation status

Arkansas rank	Not available
Global rank	G5
AR status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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