Crataegus marshallii

Crataegus marshallii

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Series: Apiifoliae
Species: C. marshallii
Binomial name
Crataegus marshallii
Synonyms

C. apiifolia Michx.[3] nom. illeg.

Crataegus marshallii is a species of hawthorn known by the common name parsley hawthorn.[4] It is native to the southeastern United States.[5]

The leaves of C. marshallii are finely dissected and decorative. The dainty flowers, small red fruit, and beautiful bark add to the ornamental value of this species.

Fruit of Crataegus marshallii

References

  1. ↑ "Crataegus marshallii". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  2. ↑ Phipps, J.B. (1998). "Synopsis of Crataegus series Apiifoliae, Cordatae, Microcarpae, and Brevispinae (Rosaceae, subfam. Maloideae)". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 85 (3): 475–491. JSTOR 2992044.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Crataegus marshallii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Phipps, J.B. (2015), "Crataegus marshallii Eggleston in N. L. Britton and J. A. Shafer, N. Amer. Trees. 473. 1908", 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, Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae, Flora of North America North of Mexico, 9, New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press

Bibliography

  • 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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