Crataegus tracyi is a species of hawthorn from Texas and Mexico. It is a shrub to about 6 m in height with white flowers, round red somewhat hairy fruit, and often with red autumn leaves.[2] It is quite variable in appearance. It is rarely cultivated but has the potential to become a valuable ornamental plant.[3]
Crataegus tracyi | |
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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. Madrenses |
Species: | C. tracyi
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Binomial name | |
Crataegus tracyi | |
Natural range of Crataegus tracyi |
References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020). "Crataegus tracyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T152909473A152909475. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T152909473A152909475.en. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Phipps, J.B. (1997). "Taxonomic Descriptions: 5 Crataegus tracyi". Monograph of Northern Mexican Crataegus (Rosaceae, Subfam. Maloideae). BRIT Press. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-1-889878-29-4.
- ^ Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918.