Crataegus pennsylvanica | |
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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. Molles |
Species: | C. pennsylvanica
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Binomial name | |
Crataegus pennsylvanica | |
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Crataegus pennsylvanica, known as the Pennsylvania thorn,[1] is a species of hawthorn native to Delaware, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Ohio, and Pennsylvania,[1] that grows to about 8 m in height.[1] The mature trees have few thorns.[1]
This species has often been confounded with C. mollis, but the two species have separate native ranges except for an area of overlap in northeastern Ohio.[2]