Black Hawthorn - Identification, Description, Edible and Medicinal Uses!

Black Hawthorn - Crataegus douglasii

Black hawthorn is an edible and medicinal plant that can be found in Canada from BC to Ontario. The berries are edible but they aren't particularly flavorful and are also mealy and have lots of large seeds. Black hawthorns also have some medicinal uses possibly the most well known being regarding heart issues.

Here is my Instagram page
  / okanagan_gardenerandforager  

Here's my Facebook page
  / okanagangardenerandforager  

Please consume wild plants at your own risk! Consult multiple reliable sources before consuming any wild plants! This video is for information and entertainment only!

References

Kloos, Scott. Pacific Northwest Medicinal Plants. Timber Press, Inc. 2017

MacKinnon, A. Edible and Medicinal Plants of Canada. Lone Pine Media Productions (BC) Ltd. 2014.

Parish, R.; Coupe, R.; and Lloyd, D. Plants of the Inland Northwest and Southern Interior British Columbia. BC Ministry of Forests and Lone Pine Publishing. 2018

Pojar, Jim and MacKinnon, Andy. Plants of Coastal British Columbia including Washington, Oregon & Alaska. BC Ministry of Forests and Lone Pine Publishing. 2004.

Turner, N. J. Food Plants of Interior First Peoples. Royal BC Museum. 2014

Wiles, Briana. Mountain States Medicinal Plants. Timber Press Inc. 2018.