Crataegus triflora

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

Crataegus triflora is an uncommon hawthorn species of the south-eastern U.S., of known by the common name three-flowered hawthorn.

It is a multi-stemmed shrub 3 to 5 meters tall^[1]. The flowers are quite large for hawthorn flowers, and occur in small clusters (not necessarily exactly three to a cluster). Although rarely cultivated, it can be very attractive if well grown.^[2].

References and external links

1. ^ ^{a b} Phipps, J.B.; Lance, R.; Dvorsky, K.A. (2006). Crataegus series Bracteatae and Triflorae (Rosaceae). SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 22(2): 1009–1025. in Biodiversity Heritage Library
2. ^ Phipps, J.B., O’Kennon, R.J., Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.

• Crataegus species (hawthorns) recorded in Floyd County, Northwest Georgia, Southeastern United States
• USDA Plants Profile