Crataegus phippsii

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Crataegus phippsii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Species:
C. phippsii
Binomial name
Crataegus phippsii

Crataegus phippsii is a species of hawthorn native to south-central British Columbia, Washington state, and Montana. [2] It forms a shrub or small tree to 7 m in height with leaves that have white hair on the underside, and fruit that ripen through red to purplish black. It appears to have potential as an ornamental plant. [2]

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References

  1. Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J. (1998). "Three new species of Crataegus (Rosaceae) from Western North America: C. okennonii, C. okanaganensis, and C. phippsii". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 18 (1): 169–191.
  2. 1 2 Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars . Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN   0881925918.