Crataegus austromontana
Crataegus austromontana | |
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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 |
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Species: | C. austromontana
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Binomial name | |
Crataegus austromontana Beadle
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Crataegus austromontana, with common name Valley Head hawthorn, is a very rare species of hawthorn[1] that is possibly extinct.[2] It grows as a shrub or tree 4–5 metres (13–16 ft) in height.
Distribution[]
Crataegus austromontana was found in Alabama and Tennessee. The last time that a herbarium specimen was collected was in 1916.[2]
References[]
- ^ Phipps, J.B.; Dvorsky, K.A.; Lance, R. (2006). "Crataegus series Bracteatae and Triflorae (Rosaceae)". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 22 (2): 1009–25. JSTOR 41969073.
- ^ Jump up to: a b James B. Phipps, "Crataegus austromontana Beadle, Bot. Gaz. 28: 412. 1899", Flora of North America
Categories:
- Crataegus
- Flora of Alabama
- Flora of Tennessee
- Trees of the Southeastern United States
- Endemic flora of the United States
- Plants described in 1899
- Crataegus stubs