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
Last updated 12/1/2020 by David Giblin.
Crataegus macracantha Lodd. ex Louden[FNA9, HC2]
large-thorned hawthorn, western large-thorned hawthorn
Publication: Rhodora 10(113): 82. 1908.
Origin: Native
selected vouchers: WTU
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.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Crataegus succulenta Schrad. ex Link, misapplied
