Crataegus coccinioides

Crataegus coccinioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Crataegus
Series:	Dilatatae (Sarg.) E.J.Palmer[1]
Species:	C. coccinioides
Binomial name
Crataegus coccinioides Ashe

Crataegus coccinioides is a species of hawthorn known by the common name Kansas hawthorn. C. coccinioides is native to Kansas, to New England, and the southernmost parts of Ontario and Quebec^[2]. It has large flowers and leaves and fruit that appear pinkish until polished to reveal the red colour underneath the wax bloom^[2].

References and external links

1. ^ 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): 2209–2269.
2. ^ ^{a b} Phipps, J.B., O’Kennon, R.J., Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Royal Horticultural Society, Cambridge, U.K.

• GRIN Species Profile
• USDA Plants Profile