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Crataegus erythropoda

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Species of hawthorn

Crataegus erythropoda
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Section: Crataegus sect. Douglasia
Series: Crataegus ser. Cerrones
Species: C. erythropoda
Binomial name
Crataegus erythropoda
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Natural range of Crataegus erythropoda
Synonyms

Crataegus cerronis A.Nelson

Crataegus erythropoda is a hawthorn native to the southern Rocky Mountains in the United States. The leaves are conspicuously shiny above and fruit ("haws") are dark purplish red. It is seldom cultivated, but at one time was listed in the nursery trade under the common name "Chocolate Haw". It is closely related to C. rivularis which has fruit that are fully black when ripe.

Images

  • Leaf bud opening in the spring, and thorn Leaf bud opening in the spring, and thorn
  • Fruit not yet ripe, a lighter colour than on some other individuals Fruit not yet ripe, a lighter colour than on some other individuals

See also

References

  1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020). "Crataegus erythropoda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T152907349A152907351. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T152907349A152907351.en. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. ^ Cockerell, T.D.A. (1907). "The genus Crataegus in Colorado". University of Colorado Studies. 5: 41–45.
  3. Andrews, D.M. 1923. New and noteworthy plants. Rockmont Nursery, Boulder, CO.
  4. Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918.
  5. 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. JSTOR 41968885.

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Crataegus erythropoda


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