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 United States and southern Canada, and is sometimes considered to be several species, rather than just one.

References and external links

  1. 1.0 1.1 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.