Crataegus erythropoda

Crataegus erythropoda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Section: Douglasia
Series: Cerrones
J.B.Phipps[1]
Species: C. erythropoda
Binomial name
Crataegus erythropoda
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Natural range of Crataegus erythropoda
Synonyms

Crataegus cerronis A.Nelson[2]

Crataegus erythropoda is a hawthorn native to the southern Rocky Mountains in the United States. The leaves are conspicuously shiny above and fruit ("haws") are dark purplish red.[2] It is seldom cultivated, but at one time was listed in the nursery trade under the common name "Chocolate Haw".[3] It is closely related to C. rivularis which has fruit that are fully black when ripe.[1][4]

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References and external links

  1. 1 2 Phipps, J.B., O’Kennon, R.J., Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.
  2. 1 2 Cockerell, T.D.A. (1907). The genus Crataegus in Colorado. University of Colorado Studies 5:41–45.
  3. Andrews, D.M. 1923. New and noteworthy plants. Rockmont Nursery, Boulder, CO.
  4. Phipps, J.B. (1999). The relationships of the American black-fruited hawthorns Crataegus erythropoda, C. rivularis, C. saligna and C. brachyacantha to C. ser. Douglasianae (Rosaceae). Sida Contributions to Botany. 18(3): 647–660.
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