Crataegus arborea, the Montgomery hawthorn, is a North American species of hawthorn, native to the eastern United States. It is a shrub or small tree.
Crataegus arborea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Crataegus |
Section: | Crataegus sect. Coccineae |
Series: | Crataegus ser. Crus-galli |
Species: | C. arborea
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Binomial name | |
Crataegus arborea | |
Synonyms[1][2] | |
Distribution
editCrataegus arborea is found in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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): 2209–69. doi:10.1139/b90-288.
- ^ The Plant List, Crataegus arborea Beadle
- ^ United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile - Crataegus arborea, accessed 12.2.2010