Wild One Cyprus

Wild One Cyprus

foraging food
Crataegus monogyna

Hawthorn

Μοσφιλιά

Müzmüldek

Scientific Name:  Crataegus azarolus, Crataegus monogyna 

other names: Μοσσιλιά, Μοσφιλιά, Κοτσινομοσφιλιά

AVAILABLE: SEP-NOV

EDIBLE PARTS:

Description

  • A thorny shrub or small tree
  • The leaves are a lighter green on the underside
  • The leaves of Crataegus azarolus are obovate egg-shaped, narrow at base with a crenate with rounded teeth margin
  • The leaves of Crataegus monogyna are obovate egg-shaped, narrow at base with a lobed deeply indented margins toothed margin

preparation

  1. pick young leaves, flower buds and young flowers and add to salads
  2. The flowers can be used to make tea
  3. The fruit of Crataegus azarolus are called ‘Azaroles’ and can be eaten raw but also used for jam, in Cyprus named ‘λαδάπι’ (Ladapi)
  4. The fruit of Crataegus monogyna are called ‘Haws’ and can be used for jams

extra info

The two varieties of hawthorn have crossed to produce Crataegus ×sinaica which can be found on Troodos. 

Crataegus azarolus can be found all over Cyprus. Crataegus monogyna can be found on Troodos and the west of the island. 

Crataegus azarolus, commonly known as the Azarole hawthorn, has oval leaves with serrated edges. Small, round fruits are bright yellow or orange

Crataegus monogyna, also known as the Common hawthorn, has deeply lobed leaves with pointed tips. Oval-shaped fruits are dark red

Also available in

November

recipes

forage food by:

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
post
page

leaf

stem

flower

root

fruit

fungi

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Olive Oil & Lemon

Not Coffee

Thistles

Leaf Morphology

Index

of Plants & Fungi

references

toxic