Crataegus erythropoda

Short description: Species of hawthorn

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

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Natural range of Crataegus erythropoda
Synonyms

Crataegus cerronis A.Nelson[1]

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]

## Images

* Leaf bud opening in the spring, and thorn

* Fruit not yet ripe, a lighter colour than on some other individuals

## See also

* List of hawthorn species with black fruit

## References

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.
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.

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