Crataegus harbisonii
| Crataegus harbisonii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Crataegus |
| Series: | Bracteatae (E.J.Palmer) Rehder[1] |
| Species: | C. harbisonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Crataegus harbisonii Beadle | |
Crataegus harbisonii is a species of hawthorn that was originally described from Nashville, Tennessee, and is closely related to C. ashei.[2] Currently, only one individual is known to survive in the wild,[3] but the species has been taken into cultivation.[4] It forms a vigorous shrub to 8 m in height with hairy leaves, attractive flowers and round reddish fruit.[2][3]
References and external links
- ↑ Phipps, J.B.; Robertson, K.R.; Smith, P.G.; Rohrer, J.R. (1990). A checklist of the subfamily Maloideae (Rosaceae). Canadian Journal of Botany. 68(10): 2209–2269.
- 1 2 Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. 2003. Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.
- 1 2 Images of the sole wild individual (from bioimages.vanderbilt.edu)
- ↑ Lance, R. W.; Phipps, J. B. (2000). Crataegus harbisonii Beadle rediscovered and amplified. Castanea. 65: 291–296.
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