Crataegus series Tenuifoliae
| Crataegus series Tenuifoliae | |
|---|---|
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| Crataegus macrosperma | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Crataegus |
| Section: | Coccineae |
| Series: | Tenuifoliae (Beadle ex Sarg.) Rehder[1] |
Series Tenuifoliae is a series within the genus Crataegus that contains at least seven species of hawthorn trees and shrubs, native to Eastern North America, with one disjunct species (C. wootoniana) in the mountains of New Mexico.[2]
Species
The principal species in the series are:[2]
- C. flabellata
- C. schuettei
- C. roribacca
- C. fluviatilis
- C. iracunda
- C. macrosperma
- C. wootoniana
The following rare local species appear to be hybrid derivatives of series Tenuifoliae:[2]
- C. × fretalis
- C. × lucorum
References
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- ↑ Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. 2003. Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.
- 1 2 3 Phipps, J.B. (2015), "Crataegus Linnaeus (sect. Coccineae) ser Tenuifoliae (Sargent) Rehder, Man. Cult. Trees ed. 2 362. 1940", in L. Brouillet; K. Gandhi; C.L. Howard; H. Jeude; R.W. Kiger; J.B. Phipps; A.C. Pryor; H.H. Schmidt; J.L. Strother; J.L. Zarucchi, Flora of North America North of Mexico, Volume 9: Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae, New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 561–567
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