| Crataegus coccinea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Crataegus |
| Series: | Coccineae (Loudon) Rehder[1] |
| Species: | C. coccinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Crataegus coccinea L. |
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Crataegus coccinea (common name, Scarlet Hawthorn) is a species of Hawthorn around which there is considerable confusion because the name has been misapplied for a long time[1]. It has been shown to be the same as C. pedicellata[1], and under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, that older name (C. coccinea) should be used.
