Biology:Crataegus harbisonii

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Short description: Species of hawthorn

Crataegus harbisonii

Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)
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. Bracteatae
Species:
C. harbisonii
Binomial name
Crataegus harbisonii
Beadle

Crataegus harbisonii is a rare species of hawthorn. Once common in the Nashville area, its population has been reduced significantly in modern times.[1] It is now currently known only from small populations in Davidson and Obion County, Tennessee.[2][3] This species has been taken into cultivation.[1] It forms a vigorous shrub to 8 m in height with hairy leaves, attractive flowers and round reddish fruit.[4][5]

It is closely related to Crataegus ashei and Crataegus triflora.[4]

See also

  • Thomas Grant Harbison

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5182562 entry