Crataegus schuettei, the royal hawthorn or Schuette's hawthorn, is a species of shrubby tree in the family Rosaceae, native to northeastern North America; from Arkansas and North Carolina north to Ontario and Quebec.[2][3] It is typically found growing in forest edges and old fields.[4] Its ripe fruit is red.

Crataegus schuettei
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Species:
C. schuettei
Binomial name
Crataegus schuettei
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Crataegus alnorum Sarg.
    • Crataegus basilica Beadle
    • Crataegus basilica var. viridimontana (Sarg.) E.J.Palmer
    • Crataegus ferrissii Ashe
    • Crataegus schuettei var. basilica (Beadle) J.B.Phipps
    • Crataegus schuettei var. cuneata Kruschke
    • Crataegus schuettei var. ferrissii (Ashe) Kruschke
    • Crataegus tortilis Ashe
    • Crataegus viridimontana Sarg.
    • Oxyacantha alnorum (Sarg.) Nieuwl.

Subtaxa

edit

The following varieties are accepted:[2]

  • Crataegus schuettei var. cuneata Kruschke ex J.B.Phipps – Minnesota, Wisconsin
  • Crataegus schuettei var. gigantea Kruschke ex J.B.Phipps – Wisconsin
  • Crataegus schuettei var. schuettei

References

edit
  1. ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020). "Crataegus schuettei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T152910630A152910632. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T152910630A152910632.en. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Crataegus schuettei Ashe". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Crataegus schuettei Ashe". Online Virtual Flora of Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Herbarium, UW-Madison. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  4. ^ McDougall, Susan (2018). "Royal Hawthorn - Crataegus schuettei". The Trees of North America. Susan McDougall. Retrieved 29 March 2021.