Crataegus tracyi
Crataegus tracyi is a species of hawthorn from Texas and Mexico. It is a shrub to about 6 m in height with white flowers, round red somewhat hairy fruit, and often with red autumn leaves.[1] It is quite variable in appearance. It is rarely cultivated but has the potential to become a valuable ornamental plant.[2]
| Crataegus tracyi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Crataegus |
| Section: | Crataegus sect. Coccineae |
| Series: | Crataegus ser. Madrenses |
| Species: | C. tracyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Crataegus tracyi Ashe ex Eggl. | |
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| Natural range of Crataegus tracyi | |
References
- Phipps, J.B. (1997). "Taxonomic Descriptions: 5 Crataegus tracyi". Monograph of Northern Mexican Crataegus (Rosaceae, Subfam. Maloideae). BRIT Press. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-1-889878-29-4.
- Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918.
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