Crataegus arborea

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
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Binomial name
Crataegus arborea
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Crataegus ohioensis Sarg.
  • Crataegus pyracanthoides Beadle
  • Crataegus arborea var. ohioensis (Sarg.) Kruschke
  • Crataegus pyracanthoides var. arborea (Beadle) E.J.Palmer

Distribution

Crataegus arborea is found in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia.[3]

References
  1. 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.
  2. The Plant List, Crataegus arborea Beadle
  3. United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile - Crataegus arborea, accessed 12.2.2010


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