Crataegus wattiana
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| Crataegus wattiana | |
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| Illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 1919 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Crataegus |
| Section: | Crataegus sect. Sanguineae |
| Series: | Crataegus ser. Altaicae |
| Species: | C. wattiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Crataegus wattiana | |
Crataegus wattiana, the Altai hawthorn,[2] is an Asian species of hawthorn. The original description states that it has yellow fruit with five stones (pyrenes).[3] Crataegus wattiana var. wattiana has become naturalized in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.[2][4][5]
Two varieties are recognized in the 2015 Flora of North America:
- var. wattiana has shallow leaf lobes
- var. incisa C.K.Schneid. leaves are pinnate near the base, and lobed in the upper portion
