Crataegus triflora
Three-flowered hawthorn | |
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Illustration by Ellis Rowan | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Crataegus |
Series: | Triflorae (Beadle) Rehder[1] |
Species: | C. triflora |
Binomial name | |
Crataegus triflora Chapm. | |
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 meters 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 and external links
- 1 2 Phipps, J.B.; Lance, R.; Dvorsky, K.A. (2006). Crataegus series Bracteatae and Triflorae (Rosaceae). SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 22(2): 1009–1025. in Biodiversity Heritage Library
- ↑ Phipps, J.B., O’Kennon, R.J., Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.
- "Three-flowered Hawthorn, Crataegus triflora Chapman", (Floyd County, Northwest Georgia, Southeastern United States)
- USDA Plants Profile
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