Biology:Crataegus triflora
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Short description: Species of hawthorn
| Three-flowered hawthorn | |
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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. Triflorae |
| Species: | C. triflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Crataegus triflora Chapm.
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Crataegus triflora is an uncommon hawthorn species of the south-eastern United States, of known by the common name three-flowered hawthorn.
It is a multi-stemmed shrub 3 to 5 metres (10 to 16 feet) tall.[1] The flowers are quite large for hawthorn flowers, and occur in small clusters (not necessarily exactly three to a cluster). Although rarely cultivated, it can be very attractive if well grown.[2]
References
- ↑ Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Dvorsky K.A. (2006). "Crataegus series Bracteatae and Triflorae (Rosaceae)". SIDA, Contributions to Botany 22 (2): 1009–25.
- ↑ 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.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5182590 entry
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