Barberry Hawthorn

Crataegus berberifolia

Native to South Carolina (estimated)

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

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116CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Crataegus

Hemaris thysbeHummingbird Clearwing
Limenitis arthemisRed-spotted Purple
Acrobasis indigenellaLeaf Crumpler
Acronicta americanaAmerican Dagger
Acronicta clarescensClear Dagger
Acronicta fragilisFragile Dagger
Acronicta funeralisFunerary Dagger, Paddle Caterpillar
Acronicta impletaYellow-Haired Dagger
Acronicta interruptaInterrupted Dagger
Acronicta radcliffeiRadcliffe's Dagger

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Acronicta superansSplendid Dagger, Chieftain Dagger
Alsophila pometariaFall Cankerworm Moth
Amorbia humerosanaWhite-Lined Leafroller Moth
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
Automeris ioIo Moth
Balsa labeculaWhite-Blotched Balsa
Balsa tristrigellaThree-Lined Balsa
Biston betulariaSalt-and-Pepper Geometer, Cleft-Headed Looper
Carposina fernaldanaCurrant Fruitworm Moth
Catocala alabamaeAlabama Underwing, [Titan Underwing]
Catocala blandulaCharming Underwing
Catocala clintoniiClinton's Underwing
Catocala crataegiHawthorne Underwing, Thorn Underwing
Catocala grisatraGrisatra Underwing
Catocala gryneaWoody Underwing
Catocala lincolnanaLincoln Underwing
Catocala miraWonderful Underwing
Catocala mirandaMiranda 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
Cryptothelea gloveriiOrange Bagworm
Datana ministraYellow-Necked Caterpillar Moth
Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
Ennomos magnariaMaple Spanworm Moth, Notchwing Geometer
Ennomos subsignariaElm Spanworm Moth
Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier
Euchlaena johnsonariaJohnson's Euchlaena
Euchlaena tigrinariaMotted Euchlaena
Euclea delphiniiSpiny Oak-Slug Moth
Eulithis gracilineataGreater Grapevine Looper
Eumacaria madopataBrown-Bordered Geometer
Euphyia intermediataSharp-Angled Carpet Moth, The Intermediate
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 antennataAshen Pinion
Lithophane bethuneiBethune's Pinion
Lithophane innominataNameless 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
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
Probole alienariaDogwood Probole, Alien Probole
Prolimacodes badiaSkiff Moth, Skiff Caterpillar
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

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

14BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Crataegus

Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
Callipepla californicaCalifornia Quail
Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
Dendragapus obscurusDusky Grouse
Melanerpes carolinusRed-bellied Woodpecker
Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
Oreortyx pictusMountain Quail
Patagioenas fasciataBand-tailed Pigeon
Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak
Sialia sialisEastern Bluebird

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Sitta carolinensisWhite-breasted Nuthatch
Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
Tympanuchus phasianellusSharp-tailed Grouse
Tyrannus verticalisWestern Kingbird

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

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

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Rosaceae

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

Also known as

Barberry Hawthorn

Conservation status

South Carolina rank	Not available
Global rank	G4G5Q
SC status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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