Crataegus sargentii

Crataegus sargentii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Series: Pulcherrimae
(Beadle ex E.J.Palmer) K.R.Robertson[1]
Species: C. sargentii
Binomial name
Crataegus sargentii
Beadle

Crataegus sargentii is a species of hawthorn from the southeastern United States, commonly called Sargent's hawthorn. It is a shrub to about 5 m in height with white flowers, and fruit up to about 1 cm in diameter that are yellow or yellow flushed with pink or red.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Phipps, J.B.; O'Kennon, R.J.; Dvorsky, K.A. (2006). Review of Crataegus series Pulcherrimae (Rosaceae). SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 22(2): 973–1007.


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