Crataegus pulcherrima
| Crataegus pulcherrima | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Crataegus |
| Series: | Pulcherrimae (Beadle ex E.J.Palmer) K.R.Robertson[1] |
| Species: | C. pulcherrima |
| Binomial name | |
| Crataegus pulcherrima Ashe | |
Crataegus pulcherrima, whose name means "beautiful hawthorn" is a shrub up to 4 m tall, native to the southeastern U.S..[1] This species and those related to it that are classified in Crataegus series Pulcherrimae have been largely ignored since they were originally described in 1903, but warrant consideration as ornamental cultivated plants.[2]
References and external links
- 1 2 Phipps, J.B.; O'Kennon, R.J.; Dvorsky, K.A. (2006). Review of Crataegus series Pulcherrimae (Rosaceae). SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 22(2): 973–1007. in Biodiversity Heritage Library
- ↑ Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. 2003. Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.
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