Crataegus submollis

Crataegus submollis, known as the northern downy hawthorn,[1] northern red haw,[1] Quebec hawthorn,[2] or hairy cockspurthorn,[3] is a species of hawthorn that grows to about 7 m in height[1] and typically carries large crops of red fruit.[4]

Crataegus submollis
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. Molles
Species:
C. submollis
Binomial name
Crataegus submollis
Synonyms[1]
  • C. arnoldiana Sarg.
  • C. canadensis Sarg.
  • C. champlainensis Sarg.

This species is closely related to C. mollis, but the two species have separate native ranges.[4] Amongst other differences between these two species, C. mollis has approximately 20 stamens, whereas C. submollis has approximately 10 stamens per flower.[4] Crataegus submollis is native to north-eastern North America, and has been introduced in Europe.[1]

The thorns are usually numerous and up to 7 cm in length.[1]

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    Flowers

References
  1. Phipps, J.B. (2015), "Crataegus submollis Sargent", 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. 556–557
  2. USDA Plants Profile
  3. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  4. Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918.

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