Crataegus arcana

Crataegus arcana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Species:
C. arcana
Binomial name
Crataegus arcana
Beadle 1902

Crataegus arcana, the Carolina Hawthorn, is a rare and poorly known species of hawthorn in the rose family. It grows as a shrub or tree and is endemic to the eastern United States in North America. It is thought to be allied with series Pruinosae.[1]

Distribution

Crataegus arcana is found in Michigan, New York, North Carolina, and West Virginia.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ Phipps, J.B.; Robertson, K.R.; Smith, P.G.; Rohrer, J.R. (1990). "A checklist of the subfamily Maloideae (Rosaceae)". Canadian Journal of Botany. 68 (10): 2209–69. doi:10.1139/b90-288.
  2. ^ United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile - Crataegus arcana, accessed 12.2.2010
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ Beadle, Chauncey Delos. 1902. Biltmore Botanical Studies 1(2): 122–123
  5. ^ Tropicos, Crataegus arcana Beadle


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