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| color = lightgreen | name = ''Crataegus pubescens'' | regnum = Plant ae | divisio = Magnoliophyta | classis = Magnoliopsida | ordo = Rosales | familia = Rosaceae | subfamilia = Maloideae | genus = '' Crataegus '' | species = ''C. pubescens'' | binomial = ''Crataegus pubescens'' | binomial_authority = Loudon }} Mexican Hawthorn or '''Tejocote''' (''Crataegus pubescens''; syn. ''C. stipulacea'') is a species of Hawthorn native to Mexico . It is a large Shrub or small Tree growing to 5-10 m tall, with a dense crown. The Leaves are semi- Evergreen , oval to diamond-shaped, 4-8 cm long, with a serrated margin. The Flower s are off-white, 2 cm diameter. The Fruit is a globose to oblong orange-red Pome 2 cm long and 1.5 cm diameter, ripening in late winter only shortly before the flowers of the following year. The fruit is eaten in Mexico cooked, raw, or canned. It resembles a Crabapple but it has three or sometimes more brown hard seeds with an interesting shape in the center. |