Biology:Crataegus alabamensis

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Rosaceae

Crataegus alabamensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Species:
C. alabamensis
Binomial name
Crataegus alabamensis
Beadle
Synonyms[1]

Crataegus alabamensis, the Alabama hawthorn, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to the southeastern United States.[1] It can be distinguished from other hawthorns by its "beautifully formed" leaves with pronounced crenato-serrate margins.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Crataegus alabamensis Beadle" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/67821-2. 
  2. Phipps, J. B.; Dvorsky, K. A. (2008). "A Taxonomic Revision of Crataegus Series Lacrimatae (Rosaceae)". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 2 (2): 1101–1162. 

Wikidata ☰ Q17246929 entry