Crataegus harbisonii

Crataegus harbisonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Crataegus
Series:	Bracteatae (E.J.Palmer) Rehder[1]
Species:	C. harbisonii
Binomial name
Crataegus harbisonii Beadle

Crataegus harbisonii is a species of hawthorn that was originally described from Nashville, Tennessee, and is closely related to C. ashei^[2]. Currently, only one individual is known to survive in the wild^[3], but the species has been taken into cultivation^[4]. It forms a vigorous shrub to 8 m in height with hairy leaves, attractive flowers and round reddish fruit^[2][3].

References and external links

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. ^ ^{a b} Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. 2003. Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.
3. ^ ^{a b} Images of the sole wild individual (from bioimages.vanderbilt.edu)
4. ^ Lance, R. W.; Phipps, J. B. (2000). Crataegus harbisonii Beadle rediscovered and amplified. Castanea. 65: 291–296.