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Crataegus monogyna, known as Common Hawthorn, is a species of hawthorn native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia. Other common names include may, mayblossom, maythorn, quickthorn, whitethorn, motherdie, and haw. Serbian folklore notes hawthorn (in Serbian glog) is particularly deadly to vampires, and stakes used for their slaying must be made from the wood of the thorn tree.