Hawthorn (Crataegus) is a flowering plant of the rose family. You can consume the edible fruit from the plant as a supplement or tea. Hawthorn is rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.

Only a couple dozen hawthorns remained. Lance is a caretaker of a nature preserve in North Carolina and an expert on hawthorn trees. (The species Crataegus lancei is named after him.) And for ...