''Crataegus wattiana'', the Altai hawthorn,
[ is an Asian species of ]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 ...
. The original description states that it has yellow fruit with five stones (pyrenes
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). ''Crataegus wattiana'' var. ''wattiana'' has become naturalized
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in Seattle
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, in the U.S. state
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of Washington
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.
Two varieties are recognized in the 2015 Flora of North America
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:
* var. ''wattiana'' has shallow leaf lobes
* var. ''incisa'' C.K.Schneid. leaves are pinnate
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near the base, and lobed in the upper portion
See also
* List of hawthorn species with yellow fruit
Most species of ''Crataegus'' (hawthorn) have red fruit, others can have black or purple fruit, and some have yellow or orange fruit.
European and Asian species
* '' C. altaica''
* '' C. azarolus'', fruit yellow, orange-yellowish, or red
* ''C.' ...
References
wattiana
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