Biology:Crataegus biltmoreana

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Short description: Species of hawthorn

Crataegus biltmoreana
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Section: Crataegus sect. Coccineae
Series: Crataegus ser. Intricatae
Species:
C. biltmoreana
Binomial name
Crataegus biltmoreana
Beadle

Crataegus biltmoreana is a species of hawthorn native to the Southeastern United States. It is one of many hawthorn species named by Chauncey Delos Beadle when he worked at the Biltmore Estate.[1] The fruit are green, yellow, or orange.[2] It is sometimes considered to be a synonym of C. intricata.[3]

See also

References

  1. Beadle, C.D. (1899). "Studies in Crataegus. I.". Botanical Gazette 28 (6): 405–417. doi:10.1086/327932. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/223022. 
  2. Palmer, E.J. (1925). "Synopsis of North American Crataegi". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 6 (1–2): 5–128. 
  3. USDA Plants Profile

Wikidata ☰ Q5182549 entry