Crataegus chrysocarpa

Crataegus chrysocarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Crataegus
Section:	Crataegus sect. Coccineae
Series:	Crataegus ser. Rotundifoliae
Species:	C. chrysocarpa
Binomial name
	Crataegus chrysocarpa; Ashe

Crataegus chrysocarpa is a species of hawthorn that is native to much of the continental United States and Canada. Common names fireberry hawthorn and goldenberry hawthorn, as well as the scientific name all refer to the colour of the unripe fruit, although the mature fruit is red^[1] and in var. vernonensis is "deep claret-colored … nearly black when over-ripe".^[2]

Three varieties C. chrysocarpa var. chrysocarpa, var. piperi, and var. vernonensis are recognized.^[2]

Images

C. chrysocarpa var. chrysocarpa, wild tree in Ontario, Canada

References

^ Phipps, J.B.; O'Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918.
^ ^a ^b Phipps, J.B.; O'Kennon, R.J. (2004). "A review of Crataegus series Rotundifoliae (Rosaceae) in western Canada". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 21 (1): 65–77. JSTOR 41968974.