Crataegus marshallii

Crataegus marshallii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Series: Apiifoliae
(Loudon) Rehder[1]
Species: C. marshallii
Binomial name
Crataegus marshallii
Eggl.
Synonyms

C. apiifolia Michx.[2] nom. illeg.

Crataegus marshallii is a species of hawthorn known by the common name parsley haw. It is native to the southeastern United States.[3]

The leaves of C. marshallii are finely dissected and decorative. The dainty flowers, small red fruit, and beautiful bark add to the ornamental value of this species.

References

  1. Phipps, J.B. (1998). Synopsis of Crataegus series Apiifoliae, Cordatae, Microcarpae, and Brevispinae (Rosaceae, subfam. Maloideae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 85(3): 475–491.
  2. 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: 2209–2269.
  3. Phipps, J.B. (2015), "Crataegus marshallii Eggleston in N. L. Britton and J. A. Shafer, N. Amer. Trees. 473. 1908", in L. Brouillet; K. Gandhi; C.L. Howard; H. Jeude; R.W. Kiger; J.B. Phipps; A.C. Pryor; H.H. Schmidt; J.L. Strother; J.L. Zarucchi, Flora of North America North of Mexico, Volume 9: Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae, New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press

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