Crataegus erythropoda
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Crataegus |
| Series: | Cerrones J.B.Phipps[1] |
| Species: | C. erythropoda |
| Binomial name | |
| Crataegus erythropoda Ashe |
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| Synonyms | |
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C. cerronis A.Nelson[2] |
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Crataegus erythropoda is a hawthorn native to the southern Rocky Mountains in the U.S. The leaves are conspicuously shiny above and fruit ("haws") are dark purplish red.[2] It is seldom cultivated, but at one time was listed in the nursery trade under the common name "Chocolate Haw".[3] It is closely related to C. rivularis which has fruit that are fully black when ripe.[1][4]
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Leaf bud opening in the spring, and thorn
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Fruit not yet ripe, a lighter colour than on some other individuals
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Natural range
References and external links
- ^ a b Phipps, J.B., O’Kennon, R.J., Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.
- ^ a b Cockerell, T.D.A. (1907). The genus Crataegus in Colorado. University of Colorado Studies 5:41–45.
- ^ Andrews, D.M. 1923. New and noteworthy plants. Rockmont Nursery, Boulder, CO.
- ^ Phipps, J.B. (1999). The relationships of the American black-fruited hawthorns Crataegus erythropoda, C. rivularis, C. saligna and C. brachyacantha to C. ser. Douglasianae (Rosaceae). Sida Contributions to Botany. 18(3): 647–660.
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