Crataegus tracyi

Crataegus tracyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Crataegus
Series:	Madrenses J.B.Phipps[1]
Species:	C. tracyi
Binomial name
Crataegus tracyi Ashe ex Eggl.

Crataegus tracyi is a species of hawthorn from Texas and Mexico. It is a shrub to about 6 m in height with white flowers, round red somewhat hairy fruit, and often with red autumn leaves^[2]. It is quite variable in appearance. It is rarely cultivated but has the potential to become a valuable ornamental plant^[1].

References and external links

1. ^ ^{a b} Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. 2003. Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.
2. ^ Phipps, J.B. 1997. Monograph of Northern Mexican Crataegus (Rosaceae, subfam. Maloideae). Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A.