Crataegus okanaganensis

Crataegus okanaganensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Crataegus
Series:	Purpureofructi J.B.Phipps & O'Kennon[1]
Species:	C. okanaganensis
Binomial name
Crataegus okanaganensis J.B.Phipps & O'Kennon

Crataegus okanaganensis is a species of hawthorn native to western British Columbia, Washington state and Montana^[2]. It forms a vigorous shrub to 8 m in height with brilliant red fruit in late summer,^[2] that later ripen to "burgundy to deep purple (occasionally almost black)".^[3] It has potential as an ornamental plant.^[2]

References and external links

1. ^ Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J. (1998). Three new species of Crataegus (Rosaceae) from Western North America: C. okennonii, C. okanaganensis, and C. phippsii. Sida Contributions to Botany. 18(1): 169–191.
2. ^ ^{a b c} Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. 2003. Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.
3. ^ Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J. (1998). "Three new species of Crataegus (Rosaceae) from Western North America: C. okennonii, C. okanaganensis, and C. phippsii". Sida Contributions to Botany 18 (1): 169–191.