Crataegus triflora

Three-flowered hawthorn
Illustration by Ellis Rowan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Series: Triflorae
(Beadle) Rehder[1]
Species: C. triflora
Binomial name
Crataegus triflora
Chapm.

Crataegus triflora is an uncommon hawthorn species of the south-eastern United States, of known by the common name three-flowered hawthorn.

It is a multi-stemmed shrub 3 to 5 metres (10 to 16 feet) tall.[1] The flowers are quite large for hawthorn flowers, and occur in small clusters (not necessarily exactly three to a cluster). Although rarely cultivated, it can be very attractive if well grown.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Phipps, J.B.; Lance, R.; Dvorsky, K.A. (2006). Crataegus series Bracteatae and Triflorae (Rosaceae). SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 22(2): 1009–1025. in Biodiversity Heritage Library
  2. Phipps, J.B., O’Kennon, R.J., Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.


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