''Crataegus pruinosa'' is a species of

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known by the common name frosted hawthorn. It is native to a wide area of the eastern

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and southern

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, and is sometimes considered to be several species, rather than just one. The pulp of the small fruits is edible.

Varieties

The following varieties are recognized in the '' Flora of North America'' (2015): * ''C. pruinosa'' var. ''pruinosa'', synonyms: **''C. bracteata'' Sarg. **''C. tumida'' Sarg. * ''C. pruinosa'' var. ''dissona'' (Sarg.) Eggl., synonyms: **''C. dissona'' Sarg. **''C. brachypoda'' Sarg. **''C. disjuncta'' Sarg. **''C. rigida'' Sarg. * ''C. pruinosa'' var. ''parvula'' (Sarg.) J.B.Phipps, synonyms: **''C. parvula'' Sarg. * ''C. pruinosa'' var. ''rugosa'' (Ashe) Kruschke, synonyms: **''C. rugosa'' Ashe **''C. leiophylla'' Sarg. **''C. mackenziei'' Sarg. ex Mackenzie **''C. rubicundula'' Sarg. **''C. seclusa'' Sarg. **''C. seducta'' Sarg. * ''C. pruinosa'' var. ''virella'' (Ashe) Kruschke, synonyms: **''C. virella'' Ashe * ''C. pruinosa'' var. ''magnifolia'' (Sarg.) J.B.Phipps, synonyms: **''C. magnifolia'' Sarg.

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* pruinosa Flora of the Great Lakes region (North America) Flora of Eastern Canada Flora of the Eastern United States Trees of the Northeastern United States Trees of the Southeastern United States Trees of the Great Lakes region (North America) Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{crataegus-stub