Crataegus lepida

Crataegus lepida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Series: Lacrimatae
J.B.Phipps[1]
Species: C. lepida
Binomial name
Crataegus lepida
Beadle non Hrabětová

Crataegus lepida is the smallest of the hawthorn species in series Lacrimatae, the "weeping hawthorns", of the southeastern U.S..[2] It blooms when less than 1 m tall and has great potential as a garden plant.[2]

References and external links

  1. Phipps, J.B.; Dvorsky, K.A. (2008). A taxonomic revision of Crataegus series Lacrimatae (Rosaceae). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 2(2): 1101–1162.
  2. 1 2 Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. 2003. Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.


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