Crataegus austromontana

Crataegus austromontana
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. Triflorae
Species:	C. austromontana
Binomial name
	Crataegus austromontana; Beadle

Crataegus austromontana, with common name Valley Head hawthorn, is a very rare species of hawthorn^[1] that is possibly extinct.^[2] It grows as a shrub or tree 4–5 metres (13–16 ft) in height.

Distribution

Crataegus austromontana was found in Alabama and Tennessee. The last time that a herbarium specimen was collected was in 1916.^[2]

References

^ Phipps, J.B.; Dvorsky, K.A.; Lance, R. (2006). "Crataegus series Bracteatae and Triflorae (Rosaceae)". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 22 (2): 1009–25. JSTOR 41969073.
^ ^a ^b James B. Phipps, "Crataegus austromontana Beadle, Bot. Gaz. 28: 412. 1899", Flora of North America

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[Phipps-1] Phipps, J.B.; Dvorsky, K.A.; Lance, R. (2006). "Crataegus series Bracteatae and Triflorae (Rosaceae)". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 22 (2): 1009–25. JSTOR 41969073.

[FNA-2] James B. Phipps, "Crataegus austromontana Beadle, Bot. Gaz. 28: 412. 1899", Flora of North America

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