Crataegus saligna
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Crataegus |
| Section: | Crataegus sect. Douglasia |
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| Species: | C. saligna
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| Crataegus saligna | |
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Crataegus saligna is a species of hawthorn known by the common name willow hawthorn that is seldom cultivated and rather rare in the wild. Its native range is wet areas of western Colorado and northeastern Utah. It is a handsome shrub or small tree with delicate-looking leaves, small flowers, small black fruit, and beautiful reddish bark.
It is related to C. erythropoda and C. rivularis.[1]
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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. JSTOR 41968885.
External links[]
- Phipps, J.B.; O'Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918.
- Beatty, B.L.; Jennings, W.F.; Rawlinson, R.C. (11 August 2004). "Crataegus saligna Greene (willow hawthorn): A technical conservation assessment" (PDF). USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, Species Conservation Project.
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