Crataegus pentagyna | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Crataegus |
Species: | C. pentagyna
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Binomial name | |
Crataegus pentagyna | |
Synonyms | |
C. colchica
Grossh. |
Crataegus pentagyna, also called small-flowered black hawthorn, [2] is a species of hawthorn native to southeastern Europe. Two subspecies are recognized, [3] C. p. subsp. pentagyna and C. p. subsp. pseudomelanocarpa. The fruit are usually black, but are sometimes a handsome purple. [2]