Crataegus chrysocarpa

Crataegus chrysocarpa is a species of hawthorn that is native to much of the continental United States and Canada. Common names fireberry hawthorn and goldenberry hawthorn, as well as the scientific name all refer to the colour of the unripe fruit, although the mature fruit is red[1] and in var. vernonensis is "deep claret-colored … nearly black when over-ripe".[2]

Crataegus chrysocarpa
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. Rotundifoliae
Species:
C. chrysocarpa
Binomial name
Crataegus chrysocarpa

Three varieties C. chrysocarpa var. chrysocarpa, var. piperi, and var. vernonensis are recognized.[2]

Images
  • Crataegus chrysocarpa var. chrysocarpa, wild vouchered tree from Montreal, Canada.
    Crataegus chrysocarpa var. chrysocarpa, wild vouchered tree from Montreal, Canada.
  • Fruiting Crataegus chrysocarpa var. chrysocarpa collected in Laval, Canada.
    Fruiting Crataegus chrysocarpa var. chrysocarpa collected in Laval, Canada.

See also

References
  1. Phipps, J.B.; O'Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918.
  2. Phipps, J.B.; O'Kennon, R.J. (2004). "A review of Crataegus series Rotundifoliae (Rosaceae) in western Canada". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 21 (1): 65–77. JSTOR 41968974.


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