Crataegus tracyi

Crataegus tracyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Series: Madrenses
J.B.Phipps[1]
Species: C. tracyi
Binomial name
Crataegus tracyi
Ashe ex Eggl.
Natural range of 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.[2] It is quite variable in appearance. It is rarely cultivated but has the potential to become a valuable ornamental plant.[1]

References and external links

  1. 1 2 Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. 2003. Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.
  2. Phipps, J.B. 1997. Monograph of Northern Mexican Crataegus (Rosaceae, subfam. Maloideae). Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A.


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