''Crataegus populnea'' 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 northeastern U.S. and southeastern Canada. The flowers have about 10 stamens with red to purple
anther
The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10
Morphology and terminology
A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filam ...
s, and the fruit are orange to red, about 1 cm in diameter, spherical or oblong.
''Crataegus compta'' is a variant with pear-shaped fruit.
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References
populnea
Flora of North America
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