A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Crataegus macracantha Lodd. ex Louden[FNA9, HC2]
large-thorned hawthorn, western large-thorned hawthorn
Publication: Rhodora 10(113): 82. 1908.
Origin: Native
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: Taxonomy follows Phipps (1998). Found east of the Cascades. Can be difficult to separate from C. chrysocarpa. Nutlet pitting obvious only after drying.
References:
» Phipps, J. B. and R. J. O'Kennon. 2002. New taxa of Crataegus (Rosaceae) from the northern Okanagan-southwestern Shuswap diversity center. Sida 20: 115-144.
Last updated 12/1/2020 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Crataegus succulenta Schrad. ex Link, misapplied
