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Species of hawthorn From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crataegus orientalis, known as oriental hawthorn,[2] is a species of hawthorn native to the Mediterranean region, Turkey, Caucasia, Crimea, and western Iran, with fruits that are orange or various shades of red.[1][3]
Crataegus orientalis | |
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Crataegus orientalis subsp. orientalis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Crataegus |
Species: | C. orientalis |
Binomial name | |
Crataegus orientalis | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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This species is highly variable. Knud Ib Christensen in his monograph[1] divides it into four subspecies:
In Caucasia the fruits are either eaten raw or used to make a type of sweet bread.[1]
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