Crataegus rivularis
| Crataegus rivularis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Crataegus |
| Series: | Cerrones J.B.Phipps[1] |
| Species: | C. rivularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Crataegus rivularis Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray | |
Crataegus rivularis is a species of hawthorn known by the common name river hawthorn. It is native to the intermontane region of the northwestern U.S., situated between the coastal ranges and the Rocky Mountains.[1]
C. rivularis is one of the black-fruited hawthorn species. It is closely related to C. erythropoda, and less closely related to C. saligna.[1][2]
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Young fruit
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Young bark.
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References and external links
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Phipps, J.B., O’Kennon, R.J., Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.
- ↑ Phipps, J.B. (1999). The relationships of the American black-fruited hawthorns Crataegus erythropoda, C. rivularis, C. saligna and C. brachyacantha to C. ser. Douglasianae (Rosaceae). Sida Contributions to Botany. 18(3): 647–660.