A May birth flower is the hawthorn. The hawthorn is a shrub in the rose family that typically blooms in May and can have white, pink or red flowers. It also has berries that are edible for humans.

Secondary (right): Hawthorn A relative of several fruits ... If you search the words ‘birth flowers,’ you may notice conflicting opinions about which flower is associated with which month.

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