Crataegus arcana, the Carolina Hawthorn, is a rare and poorly known species of hawthorn in the rose family. It grows as a shrub or tree and is endemic to the eastern United States in North America. It is thought to be allied with series Pruinosae.[1]
Distribution
Crataegus arcana is found in Michigan, New York, North Carolina, and West Virginia.[2][3][4][5]
References
- ^ 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): 2209–69. doi:10.1139/b90-288.
- ^ United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile - Crataegus arcana, accessed 12.2.2010
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Beadle, Chauncey Delos. 1902. Biltmore Botanical Studies 1(2): 122–123
- ^ Tropicos, Crataegus arcana Beadle
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