Crataegus triflora
Appearance
Three-flowered hawthorn | |
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Illustration by Ellis Rowan | |
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. Triflorae |
Species: | C. triflora
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Binomial name | |
Crataegus triflora |
Crataegus triflora is an uncommon hawthorn species of the south-eastern United States, of known by the common name three-flowered hawthorn.
It is a multi-stemmed shrub 3 to 5 metres (10 to 16 feet) tall.[1] The flowers are quite large for hawthorn flowers, and occur in small clusters (not necessarily exactly three to a cluster). Although rarely cultivated, it can be very attractive if well grown.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Dvorsky K.A. (2006). "Crataegus series Bracteatae and Triflorae (Rosaceae)". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 22 (2): 1009–25. JSTOR 41969073.
- ^ 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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