Crataegus pulcherrima
| Crataegus pulcherrima | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Crataegus |
| Section: | Crataegus sect. Coccineae |
| Series: | Crataegus ser. Pulcherrimae |
| Species: | C. pulcherrima
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| Binomial name | |
| Crataegus pulcherrima | |
Crataegus pulcherrima, whose name means "beautiful hawthorn" is a shrub up to 4 m tall, native to the southeastern United States.[1] This species and those related to it that are classified in Crataegus series Pulcherrimae have been largely ignored since they were originally described in 1903, but warrant consideration as ornamental cultivated plants.[2]
References
- ^ Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Dvorsky K.A. (2006). "Review of Crataegus series Pulcherrimae (Rosaceae)". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 22 (2): 973–1007.
- ^ Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918.
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