Crataegus erythropoda

Crataegus erythropoda
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Crataegus
Section:	Crataegus sect. Douglasia
Series:	Crataegus ser. Cerrones
Species:	C. erythropoda
Binomial name
Crataegus erythropoda Ashe
Natural range of Crataegus erythropoda
Synonyms
Crataegus cerronis A.Nelson [2]

Crataegus erythropoda is a hawthorn native to the southern Rocky Mountains in the United States. The leaves are conspicuously shiny above and fruit ("haws") are dark purplish red. ^[2] It is seldom cultivated, but at one time was listed in the nursery trade under the common name "Chocolate Haw". ^[3] It is closely related to C. rivularis which has fruit that are fully black when ripe. ^{[4] [5]}

Images

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  Leaf bud opening in the spring, and thorn
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  Fruit not yet ripe, a lighter colour than on some other individuals

See also

• List of hawthorn species with black fruit

References

1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020). "Crataegus erythropoda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T152907349A152907351. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T152907349A152907351.en . Retrieved 2 June 2024.
2. Cockerell, T.D.A. (1907). "The genus Crataegus in Colorado". University of Colorado Studies. 5: 41–45.
3. Andrews, D.M. 1923. New and noteworthy plants. Rockmont Nursery, Boulder, CO.
4. Phipps, J.B.; O'Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars . Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN   0-88192-591-8.
5. Phipps, J.B. (1999). "The relationships of the American black-fruited hawthorns Crataegus erythropoda, C. rivularis, C. saligna and C. brachyacantha to C. ser. Douglasianae (Rosaceae)". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 18 (3): 647–660. JSTOR   41968885.

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