Crataegus austromontana

Crataegus austromontana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Section: Crataegus sect. Coccineae
Series: Crataegus ser. Triflorae
Species:
C. austromontana
Binomial name
Crataegus austromontana

Crataegus austromontana, with common name Valley Head hawthorn, is a very rare species of hawthorn[1] that is possibly extinct.[2] It grows as a shrub or tree 4–5 metres (13–16 ft) in height.

Distribution

Crataegus austromontana was found in Alabama and Tennessee. The last time that a herbarium specimen was collected was in 1916.[2]

References

  1. ^ Phipps, J.B.; Dvorsky, K.A.; Lance, R. (2006). "Crataegus series Bracteatae and Triflorae (Rosaceae)". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 22 (2): 1009–25. JSTOR 41969073.
  2. ^ a b James B. Phipps, "Crataegus austromontana Beadle, Bot. Gaz. 28: 412. 1899", Flora of North America


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