Crataegus apiifolia is an illegitimate name for two species of hawthorns: Crataegus marshallii, parsley hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, common hawthorn This...

as Crataegus oxyacantha, a name that has been rejected by the botanical community as too ambiguous. In 1793, Medikus published the name C. apiifolia for...

ornamental value of this species. In 1803, Michaux published the name Crataegus apiifolia for this American species, but that name is considered illegitimate...