Crataegus tanacetifolia

Crataegus tanacetifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Crataegus
Series:	Tanacetifoliae K.I.Chr.[1]
Species:	C. tanacetifolia
Binomial name
Crataegus tanacetifolia (Poir.) Pers.
Synonyms
Mespilus tanacetifolia Poir.

Crataegus tanacetifolia (Tansy-leaved Thorn) is a species of hawthorn. It is native to Turkey where it occurs on dry slopes^[2] or in rocky places, usually on calcareous rocks.^[1]

It is a deciduous tree that grows up to 10 metres in height^[1] and 8 metres in width^[2] The fruit, is 10-14 mm^[1] or up to 25 mm^[2] in diameter, orange or rarely red in colour.^[1] It can be consumed fresh or cooked.

See also

• List of hawthorn species with yellow fruit

References and external links

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Christensen, K.I. (1992). Revision of Crataegus sect. Crataegus and nothosect. Crataeguineae (Rosaceae-Maloideae) in the Old World. Systematic Botany Monographs. 35: 1–199.
2. ^ ^{a b c} Plants for a Future.

• USDA GRIN database