Crataegus monogyna (Introduced)

Crataegus monogyna Jacq., Fl. Austriac. 3: 50, pl. 292, f.1 50 1775. ;
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English Hawthorn, may, mayblossom, maythorn, quickthorn, whitethorn, motherdie, haw;
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Deciduous tree with thorns on twigs; leaves lobed ovate to deltoid with cuneate base,  with 1-3 lobes on each side, petiole up to 3 cm long,  margins weakly and often few-toothed at lobe apices, veins 2–5 per side; flowers white, up to 15 mm across,  in 5-15 flowered inflrescences; sepals 1.5–2.5 mm, margins entire, apex acute or obtuse; stamens 15–20, anthers pink-purple; pomes sometimes bright, usually dark red, orbicular.
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ID request-091011-PKA1:
Seen this Shrub at “Shankaracharya Hill, Srinagar”.
Could this be Crataegus monogyna??
Date/Time: 24-09-2011 / 12:15PM
Habitat: Wild
Plant Habit: Shrub

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Crataegus monogyna Jacq., Fl. Austriac. 3: 50, plate 292, fig. 1. 1775.
Syn: C. oxycantha var. praecox Loud.; C. oxycantha Hook.f FBI 2: 383 (non L.)
Deciduous tree with thorns on twigs; leaves lobed ovate to deltoid with cuneate base,  with 1-3 lobes on each side, petiole up to 3 cm long,  margins weakly and often few-toothed at lobe apices, veins 2–5 per side; flowers white, up to 15 mm across,  in 5-15 flowered inflrescences; sepals 1.5–2.5 mm, margins entire, apex acute or obtuse; stamens 15–20, anthers pink-purple; pomes sometimes bright, usually dark red, orbicular.
Photographed from Kashmir
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J&K, Srinagar, April 2023 :: Crataegus monogyna for confirmation :: ARK2023-045: 3 high res. images.

This was seen on the Shankaracharya hill in Srinagar, J&K in April 2023.
Guessing it to be Crataegus monogyna based on eFI pics.
Requested to please confirm.

Looks good. Cultivated?  Has it got spines ?

Please check Crataegus songarica

We have C.songarica in kashmir

Both Crataegus monogyna and Crataegus songorica occur in Kashmir. The crucial difference is number of styles and seeds in fruit, single style and single seed in dark red pome  in C. monogyna, 2-3 styles and pyrenes 2-3, reddish-black in C. songarica.

Looking at cropped image of flowers in which style is visible, I can count only one style, suggesting C. monogyna only..

 

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