Crataegus erythropoda

Crataegus erythropoda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Crataegus
Series:	Cerrones J.B.Phipps[1]
Species:	C. erythropoda
Binomial name
Crataegus erythropoda Ashe
Synonyms
C. cerronis A.Nelson[2]

Crataegus erythropoda is a hawthorn native to the southern Rocky Mountains in the U.S. The leaves are conspicuously shiny above and fruit ("haws") are dark purplish red^[2]. It is seldom cultivated, but at one time was listed in the nursery trade under the common name "Chocolate Haw"^[3]. It is closely related to C. rivularis which has fruit that are fully black when ripe^[1][4].

Images

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  Leaf bud opening in the spring, and thorn

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  Fruit not yet ripe, a lighter colour than on some other individuals

See also

• List of hawthorn species with black fruit

References and external links

1. ^ ^{a b} Phipps, J.B., O’Kennon, R.J., Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.
2. ^ ^{a b} Cockerell, T.D.A. (1907). The genus Crataegus in Colorado. University of Colorado Studies 5:41–45.
3. ^ Andrews, D.M. 1923. New and noteworthy plants. Rockmont Nursery, Boulder, CO.
4. ^ Phipps, J.B. (1999). The relationships of the American black-fruited hawthorns Crataegus erythropoda, C. rivularis, C. saligna and C. brachyacantha to C. ser. Douglasianae (Rosaceae). Sida Contributions to Botany. 18(3): 647–660.

• USDA Plants Profile