Crataegus pruinosa
Species of hawthorn
Crataegus pruinosa | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Crataegus |
Section: | Crataegus sect. Coccineae |
Series: | Crataegus ser. Pruinosae |
Species: | C. pruinosa |
Binomial name | |
Crataegus pruinosa (H.L.Wendl.) K.Koch |
Crataegus pruinosa is a species of hawthorn known by the common name frosted hawthorn. It is native to a wide area of the eastern United States and southern Canada, and is sometimes considered to be several species, rather than just one.
The pulp of the small fruits is edible.[2]
Varieties
The following varieties are recognized in the Flora of North America (2015):[3]
- C. pruinosa var. pruinosa, synonyms:
- C. bracteata Sarg.
- C. tumida Sarg.
- C. pruinosa var. dissona (Sarg.) Eggl., synonyms:
- C. dissona Sarg.
- C. brachypoda Sarg.
- C. disjuncta Sarg.
- C. rigida Sarg.
- C. pruinosa var. parvula (Sarg.) J.B.Phipps, synonyms:
- C. parvula Sarg.
- C. pruinosa var. rugosa (Ashe) Kruschke, synonyms:
- C. rugosa Ashe
- C. leiophylla Sarg.
- C. mackenziei Sarg. ex Mackenzie
- C. rubicundula Sarg.
- C. seclusa Sarg.
- C. seducta Sarg.
- C. pruinosa var. virella (Ashe) Kruschke, synonyms:
- C. virella Ashe
- C. pruinosa var. magnifolia (Sarg.) J.B.Phipps, synonyms:
- C. magnifolia Sarg.
References
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Crataegus pruinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T135956470A135956473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T135956470A135956473.en. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Little, Elbert L. (1980). The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region. New York: Knopf. p. 480. ISBN 0-394-50760-6.
- ^ Phipps, J.B. (2015), "Crataegus pruinosa (H. L. Wendland) K.Koch Hort. Dendrol. 168 1853", 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 (eds.), Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae, Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 9, New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 574–577
External links
- Phipps, J.B.; O'Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918.
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