Crataegus pentagyna
Crataegus pentagyna | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Crataegus |
Series: | Pentagynae (C.K.Schneid.) Russanov[1] |
Species: | C. pentagyna |
Binomial name | |
Crataegus pentagyna Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd. | |
Synonyms | |
C. colchica Grossh. |
Crataegus pentagyna, also called small-flowered black hawthorn,[2] is a species of hawthorn native to southeastern Europe. Two subspecies are recognized,[1] C. p. subsp. pentagyna and C. p. subsp. pseudomelanocarpa. The fruit are usually black, but are sometimes a handsome purple.[2]
See also
Images
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Stamp of Moldova showing Crataegus pentagyna.
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References and external links
- 1 2 Christensen, K.I. (1992). Revision of Crataegus sect. Crataegus and nothosect. Crataeguineae (Rosaceae-Maloideae) in the Old World. Systematic Botany Monographs. 35: 1–199.
- 1 2 Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. 2003. Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.
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