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Crataegus arcana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Crataegus
Species:	C. arcana
Binomial name
Crataegus arcana Beadle 1902

Crataegus arcana, the Carolina Hawthorn, is a rare and poorly known species of hawthorn in the rose family. It grows as a shrub or tree and is endemic to the eastern United States in North America. It is thought to be allied with series Pruinosae.

Distribution

Crataegus arcana is found in Michigan, New York, North Carolina, and West Virginia.

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. United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile - Crataegus arcana, accessed 12.2.2010
3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
4. Beadle, Chauncey Delos. 1902. Biltmore Botanical Studies 1(2): 122–123
5. Tropicos, Crataegus arcana Beadle

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