Crataegus marshallii

Crataegus marshallii is a species of hawthorn known by the common name parsley hawthorn.[3] It is native to the southeastern United States.[4]

Crataegus marshallii

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Species:
C. marshallii
Binomial name
Crataegus marshallii
Synonyms

C. apiifolia (Marshall) Michx.[2] nom. illeg.

The leaves of C. marshallii are finely dissected and decorative. The dainty flowers, small red fruit, and beautiful bark add to the ornamental value of this species.

In 1803, Michaux published the name Crataegus apiifolia for this American species, but that name is considered illegitimate.[5]

Fruit of Crataegus marshallii

References
  1. "Crataegus marshallii". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  2. Phipps, J.B.; Robertson, K.R.; Smith, P.G.; Rohrer, J.R. (1990). "A checklist of the subfamily Maloideae (Rosaceae)". Canadian Journal of Botany. 68 (10): 2209–69. doi:10.1139/b90-288.
  3. "Crataegus marshallii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. Phipps, J.B. (2015), "Crataegus marshallii Eggleston in N. L. Britton and J. A. Shafer, N. Amer. Trees. 473. 1908", in L. Brouillet; K. Gandhi; C.L. Howard; H. Jeude; R.W. Kiger; J.B. Phipps; A.C. Pryor; H.H. Schmidt; J.L. Strother; J.L. Zarucchi (eds.), Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae, Flora of North America North of Mexico, 9, New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press
  5. International Plant Names Index

Bibliography
  • 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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