Crataegus brainerdii is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Brainerd's hawthorn.

It is named for Ezra Brainerd (1844–1924), a renowned botanist and former president of Middlebury College, in Vermont.

[3][4] This species is a shrub or small tree growing up to 30 feet tall.

The branches are lined with thorns up to 1.6 inches long.

The serrated leaves are somewhat triangular in shape and sometimes slightly lobed.