Plants
- Crataegus (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae
- Rhaphiolepis (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosaceae
- Hawthorn maple, Acer crataegifolium, a tree variously classified in families Sapindaceae or Aceraceae
- The Common hawthorn, the species for which the above are named.
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