Crataegus aprica

Crataegus aprica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Crataegus
Series:	Apricae J.B.Phipps[1]
Species:	C. aprica
Binomial name
Crataegus aprica Beadle

Crataegus aprica is a species of hawthorn native to the southeastern US. It is a bush with small leaves and fruit that go through an apricot-coloured stage before becoming red^[2].

See also

• List of hawthorn species with yellow fruit

References and external links

1. ^ Phipps, J.B.; Dvorsky, K.A. (2007). Review of Crataegus series Apricae, ser. nov., and C. flava (Rosaceae). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 1(1): 171–202.
2. ^ Phipps, J.B., O’Kennon, R.J., Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.

• USDA Plants Profile