| Crataegus erythropoda | |
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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. Douglasia |
| Series: | <i>Crataegus <span style="font-style:normal;">ser.</span> Cerrones</i> |
| Species: | C. erythropoda
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| Binomial name | |
| Crataegus erythropoda | |
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| Natural range of Crataegus erythropoda | |
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Crataegus erythropoda is a hawthorn native to the southern Rocky Mountains in the United States. The leaves are conspicuously shiny above and fruit ("haws") are dark purplish red.[2] It is seldom cultivated, but at one time was listed in the nursery trade under the common name "Chocolate Haw".[3] It is closely related to C. rivularis which has fruit that are fully black when ripe.[4][5]
Images
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Leaf bud opening in the spring, and thorn -
Fruit not yet ripe, a lighter colour than on some other individuals
See also
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020). "Crataegus erythropoda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T152907349A152907351. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T152907349A152907351.en. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ a b Cockerell, T.D.A. (1907). "The genus Crataegus in Colorado". University of Colorado Studies. 5: 41–45.
- ^ Andrews, D.M. 1923. New and noteworthy plants. Rockmont Nursery, Boulder, CO.
- ^ Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918.
- ^ Phipps, J.B. (1999). "The relationships of the American black-fruited hawthorns Crataegus erythropoda, C. rivularis, C. saligna and C. brachyacantha to C. ser. Douglasianae (Rosaceae)". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 18 (3): 647–660. JSTOR 41968885.
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