Crataegus egens

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. Lacrimatae
Species: Crataegus egens

Name

Crataegus egens Beadle, Biltmore Bot. Stud. 1: 85. (1902)
Note: Not accepted by Kral et al. (2011) & POWO (2026), but see Phipps (2008) and FNA (2026) for a contrary view.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Crataegus quaesita var. egens (Beadle) Lance, Phytoneuron 2011-3: 5 (2011)

References

Primary references

• Beadle, C.D. 1902. New species of thorns from the Southeastern States. II. Biltmore Botanical Studies 1(2): 51–137. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. 2011. Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama. Sida Botanical Miscellany 36: 112 pp. Fort Worth: Botanical Reseach Institute of Texas. ISBN 978-1-889878-34-8 Reference page. 
• Phipps, J.B. & Dvorsky, K.A. 2008. A taxonomic revision of Crataegus series Lacrimatae (Rosaceae). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 2(2): 1101–1162. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Links

• eFloras 2008. Crataegus egens in Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Crataegus egens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 8. Reference page.  as Crataegus quaesita
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Crataegus egens. Published online. Accessed: Jan 3 2026. Reference page.