Crataegus schuettei

Crataegus schuettei
Botanical illustration
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
Species:	C. schuettei
Binomial name
Crataegus schuettei Ashe
Synonyms [2]
List Crataegus alnorumSarg. Crataegus basilicaBeadle Crataegus basilica var. viridimontana(Sarg.) E.J.Palmer Crataegus ferrissiiAshe Crataegus schuettei var. basilica(Beadle) J.B.Phipps Crataegus schuettei var. cuneataKruschke Crataegus schuettei var. ferrissii(Ashe) Kruschke Crataegus tortilisAshe Crataegus viridimontanaSarg. Oxyacantha alnorum(Sarg.) Nieuwl.

Crataegus schuettei, the royal hawthorn or Schuette's hawthorn, is a species of shrubby tree in the family Rosaceae, native to northeastern North America; from Arkansas and North Carolina north to Ontario and Quebec. ^{[2] [3]} It is typically found growing in forest edges and old fields. ^[4] Its ripe fruit is red.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted: ^[2]

• Crataegus schuettei var. cuneataKruschke ex J.B.Phipps – Minnesota, Wisconsin
• Crataegus schuettei var. giganteaKruschke ex J.B.Phipps – Wisconsin
• Crataegus schuettei var. schuettei

References

1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020). "Crataegus schuettei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T152910630A152910632. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T152910630A152910632.en . Retrieved 2 June 2024.
2. "Crataegus schuettei Ashe". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
3. "Crataegus schuettei Ashe". Online Virtual Flora of Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Herbarium, UW-Madison. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
4. McDougall, Susan (2018). "Royal Hawthorn - Crataegus schuettei". The Trees of North America. Susan McDougall. Retrieved 29 March 2021.