Biology:Crataegus okanaganensis

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Short description: Species of hawthorn

Crataegus okanaganensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Tribe: Maleae
Subtribe: Malinae
Genus: Crataegus
Species:
C. okanaganensis
Binomial name
Crataegus okanaganensis
J.B.Phipps & O'Kennon

Crataegus okanaganensis is a species of hawthorn native to western British Columbia, Washington state and Montana.[1] It forms a vigorous shrub to 8 m in height with brilliant red fruit in late summer,[1] that later ripen to "burgundy to deep purple (occasionally almost black)".[2] It has potential as an ornamental plant.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918. https://archive.org/details/hawthornsmedlars00jame. 
  2. Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J. (1998). Three new species of Crataegus (Rosaceae) from Western North America: C. okennonii, C. okanaganensis, and C. phippsii SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 18. pp. 169–191. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5182575 entry