| Crataegus brachyacantha | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Crataegus |
| Series: | Brevispinae (Beadle ex C.K.Schneid.) Rehder[1] |
| Species: | C. brachyacantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Crataegus brachyacantha Sarg. & Engelm. |
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Crataegus brachyacantha is one of the "black-fruited" species of hawthorn, but it is only very distantly related to the other black-fruited species such as C. douglasii or C. nigra[1]. The common name "Blueberry haw" refers to the appearance of the fruit, which are almost blue, and not to their taste. The species is rarely cultivated but has ornamental leaves, flowers, and foliage.[2][3]