Crataegus populnea
| Crataegus populnea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Crataegus |
| Section: | Coccineae |
| Series: | Populneae |
| Species: | C. populnea |
| Binomial name | |
| Crataegus populnea Ashe | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Crataegus populnea is a hawthorn native to the northeastern U.S. and southeastern Canada. The flowers have about 10 stamens with red to purple anthers, and the fruit are orange to red, about 1 cm in diameter, spherical or oblong.[1] Crataegus compta is a variant with pear-shaped fruit.[1]
References and external links
- 1 2 3 Phipps, J.B. (2015), "Crataegus populnea Beadle", in L. Brouillet; K. Gandhi; C.L. Howard; H. Jeude; R.W. Kiger; J.B. Phipps; A.C. Pryor; H.H. Schmidt; J.L. Strother; J.L. Zarucchi, Flora of North America North of Mexico, Volume 9: Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae, New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 569–569
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