''Crataegus erythropoda'' is a
hawthorn
Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to:
Plants
* '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae
* ''Rhaphiolepis'' (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosace ...
native to the southern
Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico in ...
in the United States. The leaves are conspicuously shiny above and fruit ("haws") are dark purplish red.
[ It is seldom cultivated, but at one time was listed in the nursery trade under the common name "Chocolate Haw". It is closely related to '' C. rivularis'' which has fruit that are fully black when ripe.]
Images
Image:Crataegus-erythropoda-1.jpg, Leaf bud opening in the spring, and thorn
Image:Crataegus-erythropoda-3.jpg, Fruit not yet ripe, a lighter colour than on some other individuals
See also
* List of hawthorn species with black fruit Most species of '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn) have red fruit, some have yellow fruit, and a number of species can have black or purple fruit.
Eurasian species
* '' C. ambigua''
* ''C. caucasica''
* '' C. chlorosarca'', Asian
* ''C. clarkei'', Asian
* ...
References
erythropoda
Flora of North America
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