Crataegus coccinioides

Crataegus coccinioides is a species of hawthorn known by the common names Kansas hawthorn[1] and large-flowered cockspurthorn.[2] Crataegus coccinioides is native from Kansas, to New England, and the southernmost parts of Ontario and Quebec.[3] It has large flowers and leaves and fruit that appear pinkish until polished to reveal the red colour underneath the wax bloom.[3] Crataegus coccinioides (or its var. locuples) is a synonym of Crataegus dilatata.[4][5]

Crataegus coccinioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Section: Crataegus sect. Coccineae
Series: Crataegus ser. Dilatatae
Species:
C. coccinioides
Binomial name
Crataegus coccinioides

References

  1. "Crataegus coccinioides". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918.
  4. "Crataegus dilatata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  5. Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S. "Michigan Flora Online". Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan Herbarium. Retrieved 2017-03-29.


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