Crataegus okanaganensis

Crataegus okanaganensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Series: Purpureofructi
J.B.Phipps & O'Kennon[1]
Species: C. okanaganensis
Binomial name
Crataegus okanaganensis
J.B.Phipps & O'Kennon

Crataegus okanaganensis is a species of hawthorn native to western British Columbia, Washington state and Montana[2]. It forms a vigorous shrub to 8 m in height with brilliant red fruit in late summer,[2] that later ripen to "burgundy to deep purple (occasionally almost black)".[3] It has potential as an ornamental plant.[2]

References and external links

  1. ^ Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J. (1998). Three new species of Crataegus (Rosaceae) from Western North America: C. okennonii, C. okanaganensis, and C. phippsii. Sida Contributions to Botany. 18(1): 169–191.
  2. ^ a b c Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. 2003. Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.
  3. ^ Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J. (1998). "Three new species of Crataegus (Rosaceae) from Western North America: C. okennonii, C. okanaganensis, and C. phippsii". Sida Contributions to Botany 18 (1): 169–191.