Crataegus pruinosa

Crataegus pruinosa is a species of hawthorn known by the common name frosted hawthorn. It is native to a wide area of the eastern United States and southern Canada, and is sometimes considered to be several species, rather than just one.

Crataegus pruinosa
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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. Pruinosae
Species:	C. pruinosa
Binomial name
Crataegus pruinosa (H.L.Wendl.) K.Koch

The pulp of the small fruits is edible.^[2]

Varieties

The following varieties are recognized in the Flora of North America (2015):^[3]

• 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.