Crataegus tracyi

Crataegus tracyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Crataegus
Series:	Madrenses; J.B.Phipps[1]
Species:	C. tracyi
Binomial name
	Crataegus tracyi; Ashe ex Eggl.
	Natural range of Crataegus tracyi

Crataegus tracyi is a species of hawthorn from Texas and Mexico. It is a shrub to about 6 m in height with white flowers, round red somewhat hairy fruit, and often with red autumn leaves.^[2] It is quite variable in appearance. It is rarely cultivated but has the potential to become a valuable ornamental plant.^[1]

References

1 2 Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918.
↑ Phipps, J.B. (1997). "Taxonomic Descriptions: 5 Crataegus tracyi". Monograph of Northern Mexican Crataegus (Rosaceae, Subfam. Maloideae). BRIT Press. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-1-889878-29-4.

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[Phipps-1] 1 2 Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918.

[2] Phipps, J.B. (1997). "Taxonomic Descriptions: 5 Crataegus tracyi". Monograph of Northern Mexican Crataegus (Rosaceae, Subfam. Maloideae). BRIT Press. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-1-889878-29-4.