Mespilus

Mespilus is a genus of plants in the Rosaceae family. It contains two species, Mespilus germanica and Mespilus canescens, though M. canescens is a hybrid between M. germanica and a Crataegus species, and is properly called × Crataemespilus canescens. ^[1]

Mespilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Mespilus
Species:	M.
Binomial name
Mespilus Bosc ex Spach