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Crataegus pruinosa
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Crataegus
Section:	Crataegus sect. Coccineae
Series:	Crataegus ser. Pruinosae
Species:	C. pruinosa
Binomial name
	Crataegus pruinosa; (H.L.Wendl.) K.Koch

Crataegus pruinosa is a species of hawthorn known by the common name frosted hawthorn. It is native to a wide area of the eastern United States and southern Canada, and is sometimes considered to be several species, rather than just one.

The pulp of the small fruits is edible.^[2]

Varieties

The following varieties are recognized in the Flora of North America (2015):^[3]

C. pruinosa var. pruinosa, synonyms:
- C. bracteata Sarg.
- C. tumida Sarg.
C. pruinosa var. dissona (Sarg.) Eggl., synonyms:
- C. dissona Sarg.
- C. brachypoda Sarg.
- C. disjuncta Sarg.
- C. rigida Sarg.
C. pruinosa var. parvula (Sarg.) J.B.Phipps, synonyms:
- C. parvula Sarg.
C. pruinosa var. rugosa (Ashe) Kruschke, synonyms:
- C. rugosa Ashe
- C. leiophylla Sarg.
- C. mackenziei Sarg. ex Mackenzie
- C. rubicundula Sarg.
- C. seclusa Sarg.
- C. seducta Sarg.
C. pruinosa var. virella (Ashe) Kruschke, synonyms:
- C. virella Ashe
C. pruinosa var. magnifolia (Sarg.) J.B.Phipps, synonyms:
- C. magnifolia Sarg.

References

^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Crataegus pruinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T135956470A135956473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T135956470A135956473.en. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
^ Little, Elbert L. (1980). The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region. New York: Knopf. p. 480. ISBN 0-394-50760-6.
^ Phipps, J.B. (2015), "Crataegus pruinosa (H. L. Wendland) K.Koch Hort. Dendrol. 168 1853", in L. Brouillet; K. Gandhi; C.L. Howard; H. Jeude; R.W. Kiger; J.B. Phipps; A.C. Pryor; H.H. Schmidt; J.L. Strother; J.L. Zarucchi (eds.), Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae, Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 9, New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 574–577

External links

Phipps, J.B.; O'Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918.

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[iucn-1] Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Crataegus pruinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T135956470A135956473. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T135956470A135956473.en. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

[2] Little, Elbert L. (1980). The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region. New York: Knopf. p. 480. ISBN 0-394-50760-6.

[FNA-3] Phipps, J.B. (2015), "Crataegus pruinosa (H. L. Wendland) K.Koch Hort. Dendrol. 168 1853", in L. Brouillet; K. Gandhi; C.L. Howard; H. Jeude; R.W. Kiger; J.B. Phipps; A.C. Pryor; H.H. Schmidt; J.L. Strother; J.L. Zarucchi (eds.), Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae, Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 9, New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 574–577

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