Crataegus orientalis, known as oriental hawthorn,[2] is a species of hawthorn native to the Mediterranean region, Turkey, Caucasia, Crimea, and western Iran, with fruits that are orange or various shades of red.

[1][3] This species is highly variable.

Knud Ib Christensen in his monograph[1] divides it into four subspecies: In Caucasia the fruits are either eaten raw or used to make a type of sweet bread.

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