Crataegus pruinosa

Crataegus pruinosa
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. Coccineae
Series:	Crataegus ser. Pruinosae
Species:	C. pruinosa
Binomial name
Crataegus pruinosa (H.L.Wendl.) K.Koch

Crataegus pruinosa is a species of hawthorn known by the common name frosted hawthorn. It is native to a wide area of the eastern United States and southern Canada, and is sometimes considered to be several species, rather than just one.

The pulp of the small fruits is edible. ^[2]

Varieties

The following varieties are recognized in the Flora of North America (2015): ^[3]

• C. pruinosa var. pruinosa, synonyms:
  • C. bracteata Sarg.
  • C. tumida Sarg.
• C. pruinosa var. dissona (Sarg.) Eggl., synonyms:
  • C. dissona Sarg.
  • C. brachypoda Sarg.
  • C. disjuncta Sarg.
  • C. rigida Sarg.
• C. pruinosa var. parvula (Sarg.) J.B.Phipps, synonyms:
  • C. parvula Sarg.
• C. pruinosa var. rugosa (Ashe) Kruschke, synonyms:
  • C. rugosa Ashe
  • C. leiophylla Sarg.
  • C. mackenziei Sarg. ex Mackenzie
  • C. rubicundula Sarg.
  • C. seclusa Sarg.
  • C. seducta Sarg.
• C. pruinosa var. virella (Ashe) Kruschke, synonyms:
  • C. virella Ashe
• C. pruinosa var. magnifolia (Sarg.) J.B.Phipps, synonyms:
  • C. magnifolia Sarg.

References

1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Crataegus pruinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T135956470A135956473. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T135956470A135956473.en . Retrieved 2 June 2024.
2. Little, Elbert L. (1980). The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region. New York: Knopf. p. 480. ISBN   0-394-50760-6.
3. Phipps, J.B. (2015), "Crataegus pruinosa (H. L. Wendland) K.Koch Hort. Dendrol. 168 1853", 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 (eds.), Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae, Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 9, New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 574–577

External links

• 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.