Crataegus pruinosa

Crataegus pruinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Series: Pruinosae
(Beadle ex Sarg.) Rehder[1]
Species: C. pruinosa
Binomial name
Crataegus pruinosa
(H.L.Wendl.) K.Koch
Synonyms [1]

Crataegus pruinosa is a species of hawthorn known by the common name frosted hawthorn. It is native to a wide area of the eastern US and southern Canada, and is sometimes considered to be several species, rather than just one.

References and external links

  1. ^ a b Phipps, J.B.; Robertson, K.R.; Smith, P.G.; Rohrer, J.R. (1990). A checklist of the subfamily Maloideae (Rosaceae). Canadian Journal of Botany. 68(10): 2209–2269.