Crataegus coccinioides | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Crataegus |
Section: | Crataegus sect. Coccineae |
Series: | Crataegus ser. Dilatatae |
Species: | C. coccinioides
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Binomial name | |
Crataegus coccinioides |
Crataegus coccinioides is a species of hawthorn known by the common names Kansas hawthorn [2] and large-flowered cockspurthorn. [3] Crataegus coccinioides is native from Kansas, to New England, and the southernmost parts of Ontario and Quebec. [4] It has large flowers and leaves and fruit that appear pinkish until polished to reveal the red colour underneath the wax bloom. [4] Crataegus coccinioides (or its var. locuples) is a synonym of Crataegus dilatata. [5] [6]