''Crataegus pentagyna'', also called small-flowered black hawthorn,
is a species of
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 ...
native to southeastern Europe. Two subspecies are recognized,
[ ''C. p.'' subsp. ''pentagyna'' and ''C. p.'' subsp. ''pseudomelanocarpa''. The fruit are usually black, but are sometimes a handsome purple.][
]
See also
* List of hawthorn species with black fruit
Images
Image:Stamp of Moldova md503.jpg, Stamp of Moldova showing ''Crataegus pentagyna''.
Image:Crataegus pentagyna FruitsLeaves BotGardBln0906.JPG,
References
pentagyna
Flora of Ukraine
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