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| Crataegus coccinioides | |
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| Scientific 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
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| Binomial name | |
| 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]