Crataegus phaenopyrum (L.f.) Medik.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Rosaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Tree to 12 m; lvs mostly ovate or cordate, acuminate, dark green and glossy above, glabrous or nearly so, 2–6 × 2–5 cm, coarsely and irregularly serrate and with 1–4 pairs of lateral lobes, the basal pair of lobes the largest, the others very shallow, the veins running to the sinuses as well as to the points of the lobes; petiole 1–2 cm, eglandular; fls 1–1.3 cm wide, in compound glabrous cymes; sep short-deltoid, acute or apiculate, tending to fall from the fr; fr 4–5 mm thick, bright scarlet; nutlets 3–5. Both native and as an escape from cult.; Pa. to n. Fla., w. to Ill. and Mo.
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Common Names
Washington-thorn