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Crataegus pruinosa

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Crataegus pruinosa
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. Pruinosae
Species:
C. pruinosa
Binomial name
Crataegus pruinosa

Crataegus pruinosa is a species of hawthorn known by the common name frosted hawthorn. It is native to a wide area of the eastern United States and southern Canada, and is sometimes considered to be several species, rather than just one.

The pulp of the small fruits is edible.[2]

Varieties

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The following varieties are recognized in the Flora of North America (2015):[3]

  • C. pruinosa var. pruinosa, synonyms:
    • C. bracteata Sarg.
    • C. tumida Sarg.
  • C. pruinosa var. dissona (Sarg.) Eggl., synonyms:
    • C. dissona Sarg.
    • C. brachypoda Sarg.
    • C. disjuncta Sarg.
    • C. rigida Sarg.
  • C. pruinosa var. parvula (Sarg.) J.B.Phipps, synonyms:
    • C. parvula Sarg.
  • C. pruinosa var. rugosa (Ashe) Kruschke, synonyms:
    • C. rugosa Ashe
    • C. leiophylla Sarg.
    • C. mackenziei Sarg. ex Mackenzie
    • C. rubicundula Sarg.
    • C. seclusa Sarg.
    • C. seducta Sarg.
  • C. pruinosa var. virella (Ashe) Kruschke, synonyms:
    • C. virella Ashe
  • C. pruinosa var. magnifolia (Sarg.) J.B.Phipps, synonyms:
    • C. magnifolia Sarg.

References

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  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Crataegus pruinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T135956470A135956473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T135956470A135956473.en. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. ^ Little, Elbert L. (1980). The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region. New York: Knopf. p. 480. ISBN 0-394-50760-6.
  3. ^ Phipps, J.B. (2015), "Crataegus pruinosa (H. L. Wendland) K.Koch Hort. Dendrol. 168 1853", in L. Brouillet; K. Gandhi; C.L. Howard; H. Jeude; R.W. Kiger; J.B. Phipps; A.C. Pryor; H.H. Schmidt; J.L. Strother; J.L. Zarucchi (eds.), Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae, Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 9, New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 574–577
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