Crataegus brachyacantha
| Crataegus brachyacantha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Crataegus |
| Series: | Brevispinae (Beadle ex C.K.Schneid.) Rehder[1] |
| Species: | C. brachyacantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Crataegus brachyacantha Sarg. & Engelm. | |
Crataegus brachyacantha is one of the "black-fruited" species of hawthorn, but it is only very distantly related to the other black-fruited species such as C. douglasii or C. nigra.[1] The common names blueberry haw[2] and blueberry hawthorn[3] refer to the appearance of the fruit, which are almost blue, and does not refer to their taste. The species is rarely cultivated but has ornamental leaves, flowers, and foliage.[2][3] It is native to Louisiana, and also occurs just across the border of neighbouring states.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 Lo E., Stefanović S., Dickinson T.A. (2007). Molecular reapprasial of relationships between Crataegus and Mespilus (Rosaceae, Pyreae) – Two genera or one? Systematic Botany 32: 596–616.
- 1 2 3 J. B. Phipps; R. J. O’Kennon; R. W. Lance (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society [of Cambridge, U.K] Plant Collector Guide. Portland, OR: Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-591-8.
- 1 2 "PLANTS Profile for Crataegus brachyacantha (blueberry hawthorn)". USDA. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
External links
- Aggie-Horticulture pages from Texas A&M University have pictures of Crataegus brachyacantha here
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