Crataegus phippsii
| Crataegus phippsii | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Crataegus |
| Section: | Douglasia |
| Series: | Purpureofructi J.B.Phipps & O'Kennon[1] |
| Species: | C. phippsii |
| Binomial name | |
| Crataegus phippsii O'Kennon[2] | |
Crataegus phippsii is a species of hawthorn native to south-central British Columbia, Washington state, and Montana.[3] It forms a shrub or small tree to 7 m in height with leaves that have white hair on the underside, and fruit that ripen through red to purplish black. It appears to have potential as an ornamental plant.[3]
See also
References and external links
- ↑ Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J. (2002). "New Taxa of Crataegus (Rosaceae) from the Northern Okanagan-Southwestern Shuswap diversity center". Sida Contributions to Botany. 20 (1): 115–144.
- ↑ 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 (1): 169–191.
- 1 2 Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. 2003. Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.
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