Crataegus lepida

Crataegus lepida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Crataegus
Series:	Lacrimatae J.B.Phipps[1]
Species:	C. lepida
Binomial name
Crataegus lepida Beadle non Hrabětová

Crataegus lepida is the smallest of the hawthorn species in series Lacrimatae, the "weeping hawthorns", of the southeastern U.S.^[2]. It blooms when less than 1 m tall and has great potential as a garden plant^[2].

References and external links

1. ^ Phipps, J.B.; Dvorsky, K.A. (2008). A taxonomic revision of Crataegus series Lacrimatae (Rosaceae). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 2(2): 1101–1162.
2. ^ ^{a b} Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. 2003. Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.