Crataegus lepida

Crataegus lepida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Section: Crataegus sect. Coccineae
Series: Crataegus ser. Lacrimatae
Species:
C. lepida
Binomial name
Crataegus lepida
Beadle non Hrabětová

Crataegus lepida (common name pygmy hawthorn) is the smallest of the hawthorn species in series Lacrimatae, the "weeping hawthorns", of the southeastern U.S.[1] It blooms when less than 1 m tall and has great potential as a garden plant.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918.