Crataegus Erythropoda

Crataegus erythropoda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Crataegus
Section:	Crataegus sect. Douglasia
Series:	Crataegus ser. Cerrones
Species:	C. erythropoda
Binomial name
	Crataegus erythropoda; Ashe
	Natural range of Crataegus erythropoda
Synonyms
	Crataegus cerronis A.Nelson

Short description: Species of hawthorn

Crataegus erythropoda is a hawthorn native to the southern Rocky Mountains in the United States. The leaves are conspicuously shiny above and fruit ("haws") are dark purplish red.^[1] It is seldom cultivated, but at one time was listed in the nursery trade under the common name "Chocolate Haw".^[2] It is closely related to C. rivularis which has fruit that are fully black when ripe.^[3]^[4]

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Leaf bud opening in the spring, and thorn
Fruit not yet ripe, a lighter colour than on some other individuals

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Cockerell, T.D.A. (1907). "The genus Crataegus in Colorado". University of Colorado Studies 5: 41–45.
↑ Andrews, D.M. 1923. New and noteworthy plants. Rockmont Nursery, Boulder, CO.
↑ Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918. https://archive.org/details/hawthornsmedlars00jame.
↑ Phipps, J.B. (1999). "The relationships of the American black-fruited hawthorns Crataegus erythropoda, C. rivularis, C. saligna and C. brachyacantha to C. ser. Douglasianae (Rosaceae)". SIDA, Contributions to Botany 18 (3): 647–660.

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[Cockerell-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Cockerell, T.D.A. (1907). "The genus Crataegus in Colorado". University of Colorado Studies 5: 41–45.

[2] Andrews, D.M. 1923. New and noteworthy plants. Rockmont Nursery, Boulder, CO.

[Phipps-3] Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918. https://archive.org/details/hawthornsmedlars00jame.

[4] Phipps, J.B. (1999). "The relationships of the American black-fruited hawthorns Crataegus erythropoda, C. rivularis, C. saligna and C. brachyacantha to C. ser. Douglasianae (Rosaceae)". SIDA, Contributions to Botany 18 (3): 647–660.

Crataegus Erythropoda

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