Crataegus biltmoreana

Crataegus biltmoreana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Crataegus
Series:	Intricatae (Sarg.) Rehder[1]
Species:	C. biltmoreana
Binomial name
Crataegus biltmoreana Beadle

Crataegus biltmoreana is a species of hawthorn native to the Southeastern U.S. It is one of many hawthorn species named by Chauncey Delos Beadle when he worked at the Biltmore Estate^[2]. The fruit are green, yellow, or orange.^[3] It is sometimes considered to be a synonym of C. intricata.^[4]

See also

List of hawthorn species with yellow fruit

References

1. ^ 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): 2209–2269.
2. ^ Beadle, C.D. (1899). Studies in Crataegus. I. Botanical Gazette. 28: 405–417.
3. ^ Palmer, E.J. (1925). Synopsis of North American Crataegi. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 6(1-2): 5–128. [1]
4. ^ USDA Plants Profile