Crataegus crus-galli

Crataegus crus-galli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Maleae
Subtribus: Malinae
Genus: Crataegus
Subgenus: Crataegus subg. Americanae
Sectio: Crataegus sect. Coccineae
Series: Crataegus ser. Crus-galli
Species: Crataegus crus-galli

Name

Crataegus crus-galli L., Sp. Pl. 1: 476 (1753)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Mespilus crus-galli (L.) Du Roi in Harbk. Baumz. 1: 195 (1771)
  • Oxyacantha crus-galli (L.) Nieuwl. in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 277 (1915)
• Heterotypic
  • Crataegus acutifolia Sarg. in Bot. Gaz. 31: 217 (1901)
  • Crataegus acutifolia var. insignis (Sarg.) E.J.Palmer in Brittonia 5: 482 (1946)
  • Crataegus algens Beadle in Biltmore Bot. Stud. 1: 135 (1902)
  • Crataegus alpestris K.Koch in Dendrologie 1: 144 (1869)
  • Crataegus angustifolia (Ehrh.) Borkh. in Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 1(3): 86 (1798)
  • Crataegus arborea Beadle in Biltmore Bot. Stud. 1: 137 (1902)
  • Crataegus arborea var. ohioensis (Sarg.) Kruschke in Publ. Bot. Milwaukee Public Mus. 3: 156 (1965)
  • Crataegus attenuata Ashe in J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 19(1): 30 (1903)
  • Crataegus barrettiana Sarg. in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 50 (1908)
  • Crataegus bellica Sarg. in Trees & Shrubs 2: 236 (1913)
  • Crataegus bosciana (Spach) M.Roem. in Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 119 (1847)
  • Crataegus bushii Sarg. in Bot. Gaz. 33: 109 (1902)
  • Crataegus canbyi Sarg. in Bot. Gaz. 31: 3 (1901)
  • Crataegus cherokeensis Sarg. in J. Arnold Arbor. 3: 1 (1922)
  • Crataegus cocksii Sarg. in J. Arnold Arbor. 1: 248 (1920)
  • Crataegus coursetiana M.Roem. in Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 117 (1847)
  • Crataegus crus-galli angustifolia (Ehrh.) Sudw. in Nomencl. Arb. Fl. U.S.: 217 (1897)
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. attenuata (Ashe) Farw. in Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 20: 181 (1918)
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. barrettiana (Sarg.) E.J.Palmer in Rhodora 40: 132 (1938)
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. bellica (Sarg.) E.J.Palmer in Rhodora 40: 132 (1938)
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. berberifolia Sarg. in Gard. & Forest 2: 424 (1889)
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. capillata Sarg. in Bot. Gaz. 35: 100 (1903)
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. danielsii (E.J.Palmer) Rickett in Bot. Gaz. 98: 615 (1937)
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. exigua (Sarg.) Eggl. in Rhodora 10: 75 (1908)
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. inermis Lange in Revis. Crataeg.: 62 (1897)
  • Crataegus crus-galli f. inermis (Lange) Poletiko in Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 566 (1954)
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. leptophylla (Sarg.) E.J.Palmer in Rhodora 40: 132 (1938)
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. linearis (Desf.) DC. in Prodr. 2: 626 (1825)
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. macra (Beadle) E.J.Palmer in Rhodora 40: 132 (1938)
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. nana G.Nicholson ex Rehder in L.H.Bailey, Cycl. Amer. Hort. 1: 395 (1900), nom. superfl.
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. nana (Dum.Cours.) DC. in Prodr. 2: 626 (1825)
  • Crataegus crus-galli f. nana Poletiko in Derev. Kustarnik. URSS 3: 566 (1954), nom. illeg.
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. oblongata Sarg. in Bot. Gaz. 35: 99 (1903)
  • Crataegus crus-galli f. oblongata (Sarg.) E.J.Palmer in Brittonia 5: 482 (1946)
  • Crataegus crus-galli ovalifolia Torr. & A.Gray in Fl. N. Amer. 1: 484 (1840)
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. ovalifolia (Hornem.) Lindl. in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 22: t. 1860 (1836)
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. pachyphylla (Sarg.) E.J.Palmer in Rhodora 40: 132 (1938)
  • Crataegus crus-galli prunellifolia (Bosc ex Poir.) Sudw. in Nomencl. Arb. Fl. U.S.: 216 (1897)
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. pyracanthifolia Aiton in Hortus Kew. 2: 170 (1789)
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. regalis (Beadle) J.B.Phipps in Novon 16: 385 (2006)
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. rubens Sarg. in Bull. New York State Mus. Nat. Hist. 167: 75 (1913)
  • Crataegus crus-galli f. rubens (Sarg.) E.J.Palmer in Brittonia 5: 482 (1946)
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. salicifolia (Medik.) Aiton in Hortus Kew. 2: 170 (1789)
  • Crataegus crus-galli f. spinulosa Rickett in Bot. Gaz. 98: 613 (1937)
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. splendens Aiton in Hortus Kew. 2: 170 (1789)
  • Crataegus crus-galli var. splendens W.T.Aiton in Hortus Kew., ed. 2. 3: 202 (1811)
  • Crataegus crus-galli f. staminea Rickett in Bot. Gaz. 98: 613 (1937)
  • Crataegus crus-galli f. truncata (Sarg.) E.J.Palmer in Rhodora 40: 132 (1938)
  • Crataegus crus-galli f. vulgaris Rickett in Bot. Gaz. 98: 613 (1937)
  • Crataegus cuneiformis (Marshall) Eggl. in Trees Indiana: 253 (1912)
  • Crataegus danielsii E.J.Palmer in J. Arnold Arbor. 16: 355 (1935)
  • Crataegus danielsii f. glabra E.J.Palmer in J. Arnold Arbor. 16: 357 (1935)
  • Crataegus denaria Beadle in Biltmore Bot. Stud. 1: 131 (1902)
  • Crataegus exigua Sarg. in Rhodora 5: 52 (1903)
  • Crataegus hannibalensis E.J.Palmer in J. Arnold Arbor. 16: 353 (1935)
  • Crataegus helvina Ashe in J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 19(1): 28 (1903)
  • Crataegus insignis Sarg. in Trees & Shrubs 1: 107 (1903)
  • Crataegus intermixta Sarg. in J. Arnold Arbor. 3: 5 (1922), nom. illeg.
  • Crataegus laurifolia Medik. in Gesch. Bot.: 84 (1793)
  • Crataegus leptophylla Sarg. in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 69 (1908)
  • Crataegus limnophila Sarg. in J. Arnold Arbor. 3: 3 (1922)
  • Crataegus linearis Pers. in Syn. Pl. 2: 37 (1806)
  • Crataegus livoniana Sarg. in Trees & Shrubs 2: 63 (1908)
  • Crataegus lucida Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: Crataegus n.° 6 (1768)
  • Crataegus lucida var. macracantha Lavallée in Énum. Arbres: 90 (1877), nom. nud.
  • Crataegus macra Beadle in Biltmore Bot. Stud. 1: 134 (1902)
  • Crataegus ohioensis Sarg. in J. Arnold Arbor. 3: 183 (1922)
  • Crataegus operta Ashe in J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 19(1): 29 (1903)
  • Crataegus ovalifolia (Hornem.) DC. in Prodr. 2: 627 (1825)
  • Crataegus pachyphylla Sarg. in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 54 (1908)
  • Crataegus paradoxa Sarg. in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 68 (1911)
  • Crataegus permixta E.J.Palmer in Brittonia 5: 483 (1946)
  • Crataegus persistens Sarg. in Trees & Shrubs 2: 233 (1913)
  • Crataegus prunellifolia Bosc ex DC. in Prodr. 2: 627 (1825)
  • Crataegus prunifolia var. ovalifolia (Hornem.) Cinovskis in Crat. Balt.: 246 (1971), comb. not validly publ.
  • Crataegus prunifolia var. splendens (Aiton) Osborn in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 78: 146 (1925)
  • Crataegus punctata var. tenax (Ashe) Farw. in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 67 (1930)
  • Crataegus pyracanthifolia (Aiton) Wender. in Index Seminum (MB, Marburgensis) 1825: [6] (1825)
  • Crataegus pyracanthoides (Aiton) Beadle in Biltmore Bot. Stud. 1: 136 (1902)
  • Crataegus pyracanthoides var. arborea (Beadle) E.J.Palmer in Rhodora 40: 132 (1938)
  • Crataegus pyracanthoides var. limnophila (Sarg.) E.J.Palmer in J. Arnold Arbor. 13: 420 (1932)
  • Crataegus regalis Beadle in Biltmore Bot. Stud. 1: 134 (1902)
  • Crataegus regalis var. paradoxa (Sarg.) E.J.Palmer in Rhodora 40: 132 (1938)
  • Crataegus sabineana Ashe in Quart. Charleston Mus. 1(2): 29 (1925)
  • Crataegus salicifolia Medik. in Bot. Beob. 1782.: 345 (1783)
  • Crataegus salicifolia J.Gordon, Dermer & R.Edmonds in Cat. Trees Shrubs: t. 10 (1782)
  • Crataegus signata Beadle in Biltmore Bot. Stud. 1: 42 (1901)
  • Crataegus sublobulata Sarg. in J. Arnold Arbor. 3: 4 (1922)
  • Crataegus subpilosa Sarg. in J. Arnold Arbor. 3: 6 (1922)
  • Crataegus tantula Sarg. in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 49 (1908)
  • Crataegus tenax Ashe in J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 18(1): 21 (1902)
  • Crataegus triumphalis Sarg. in Trees & Shrubs 2: 236 (1913)
  • Crataegus truncata Sarg. in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 57 (1908)
  • Crataegus uniqua Sarg. in Trees & Shrubs 2: 237 (1913)
  • Crataegus vallicola Sarg. in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 19: 74 (1908)
  • Crataegus viridis Medik. in Gesch. Bot.: 85 (1793), nom. illeg.
  • Crataegus watsoniana (Spach) Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 434 (1840)
  • Crataegus watsoniana var. inermis G.Kirchn. in E.A.Petzold & G.Kirchner, Arbor. Muscav.: 266 (1864)
  • Crataegus wilkinsonii Ashe in Bot. Gaz. 35: 435 (1903)
  • Mespilus badiata Bosc in H.A.Tessier, Encycl. Méth., Agric. 7: 592 (1821)
  • Mespilus bosciana Spach in Hist. Nat. Vég. 2: 58 (1834)
  • Mespilus crus-galli var. inermis (G.Kirchn.) Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 20 (1906)
  • Mespilus crus-galli var. linearis Wenz. in Linnaea 38: 140 (1874)
  • Mespilus crus-galli var. lucida (Mill.) Castigl. in Viagg. Stati Uniti 2: 294 (1790)
  • Mespilus crus-galli var. salicifolia (Medik.) Wenz. in Linnaea 38: 139 (1874)
  • Mespilus cuneifolia Moench in Methodus: 684 (1794), nom. illeg.
  • Mespilus cuneiformis Marshall in Arbust. Amer.: 88 (1785)
  • Mespilus cunifolia Moench in Methodus: 684 (1794)
  • Mespilus linearis Desf. in Hist. Arbr. France 2: 156 (1809)
  • Mespilus lucida Ehrh. in Beitr. Naturk. Verw. Wiss. 4: 17 (1789)
  • Mespilus lucida subsp. angustifolia Ehrh. in Beitr. Naturk. Verw. Wiss. 4: 18 (1789)
  • Mespilus lucida subsp. latifolia Ehrh. in Beitr. Naturk. Verw. Wiss. 4: 18 (1789)
  • Mespilus maxima Dum.Cours. in Bot. Cult., ed. 2, 5: 451 (1811)
  • Mespilus nana Dum.Cours. in Bot. Cult., ed. 2, 7: 286 (1814)
  • Mespilus ovalifolia Hornem. in Suppl. Hort. Bot. Hafn.: 52 (1819)
  • Mespilus poiretiana Sweet in Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 176 (1830)
  • Mespilus prunellifolia Bosc ex Poir. in Encycl., Suppl. 4: 72 (1816)
  • Mespilus salicifolia K.Koch in Dendrologie 1: 144 (1869)
  • Mespilus watsoniana Spach in Hist. Nat. Vég. 2: 57 (1834)

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 476. Reference page. 

Links

• eFloras 2008. Crataegus crus-galli in Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Crataegus crus-galli in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan. 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Crataegus crus-galli. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 2 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crataegus crus-galli in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

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