Crataegus phippsii

Crataegus phippsii
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. phippsii
Binomial name
Crataegus phippsii O'Kennon

Crataegus phippsii is a species of hawthorn native to western British Columbia, Washington state and Montana^[2]. It forms a shrub or small tree to 7 m in height with leaves that have white hair on the underside, and fruit that ripen through red to purplish black. It appears to have potential as an ornamental plant^[2].

See also

• List of hawthorn species with black fruit

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} Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. 2003. Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.