Crataegus coccinioides

Crataegus coccinioides is a species of hawthorn known by the common names Kansas hawthorn[1] and large-flowered cockspurthorn.[2] Crataegus coccinioides is native from Kansas, to New England, and the southernmost parts of Ontario and Quebec.[3] It has large flowers and leaves and fruit that appear pinkish until polished to reveal the red colour underneath the wax bloom.[3] Crataegus coccinioides (or its var. locuples) is a synonym of Crataegus dilatata.[4][5]

Crataegus coccinioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Section: Crataegus sect. Coccineae
Series: Crataegus ser. Dilatatae
Species:
C. coccinioides
Binomial name
Crataegus coccinioides

References
  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Crataegus coccinioides". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918.
  4. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Crataegus dilatata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  5. Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S. "Michigan Flora Online". Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan Herbarium. Retrieved 2017-03-29.


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