Crataegus triflora

Three-flowered hawthorn
	Illustration by Ellis Rowan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Crataegus
Section:	Crataegus sect. Coccineae
Series:
Species:	C. triflora
Binomial name
	Crataegus triflora; Chapm.

Crataegus triflora is an uncommon hawthorn species of the south-eastern United States, of known by the common name three-flowered hawthorn.

It is a multi-stemmed shrub 3 to 5 metres (10 to 16 feet) tall.^[1] The flowers are quite large for hawthorn flowers, and occur in small clusters (not necessarily exactly three to a cluster). Although rarely cultivated, it can be very attractive if well grown.^[2]

References[]

^ Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Dvorsky K.A. (2006). "Crataegus series Bracteatae and Triflorae (Rosaceae)". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 22 (2): 1009–25. JSTOR 41969073.
^ Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918.

External links[]

"Three-flowered Hawthorn, Crataegus triflora Chapman", (Floyd County, Northwest Georgia, Southeastern United States)

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[Phipps-1] Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Dvorsky K.A. (2006). "Crataegus series Bracteatae and Triflorae (Rosaceae)". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 22 (2): 1009–25. JSTOR 41969073.

[2] Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918.

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