''Crataegus × ariifolia'' is an ornamental
hybrid
Hybrid may refer to:
Science
* Hybrid (biology), an offspring resulting from cross-breeding
** Hybrid grape, grape varieties produced by cross-breeding two ''Vitis'' species
** Hybridity, the property of a hybrid plant which is a union of two dif ...
hawthorn
Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to:
Plants
* '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae
* ''Rhaphiolepis'' (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosace ...
that is used in
horticulture
Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and no ...
. Its name refers to a similarity of its leaves to the genus ''Aria'' (''
Sorbus aria
''Sorbus aria'' ( syn. ''Aria nivea''), the whitebeam or common whitebeam, is a deciduous tree, the type species of the subgenus ''Sorbus'' subg. ''Aria'' of the genus ''Sorbus''. It is native to most of Europe as well as North Africa (Algeria, M ...
'').
Taxonomy
The name of this hybrid was originally spelled ''C. ariaefolia'', but this should always be corrected to ''C. ariifolia'' according to article 60.8 of the
International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. One of the parents of the hybrid was given as ''
C. oxyacantha''
[ (an invalid name), which probably means '' C. laevigata''.
]
References
ariifolia
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