Crataegus flava
Summer hawthorn

Family: Rosaceae

Form: Deciduous shrub reaching 15 ft

Leaves: Simple, alternate, serrate, ovate

Stem/Bark: Large thorns occur along the grey and crooked stems

Flower: Small and white, with five petals and prominent stamens

Fruit: Green pome

Comments: One of ten species of Crataegus native to Florida