Crataegus mollis
Appearance

Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Rosales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Maleae
Subtribus: Malinae
Genus: Crataegus
Subgenus: Crataegus subg. Americanae
Sectio: Crataegus sect. Coccineae
Series: Crataegus ser. Molles
Species: Crataegus mollis
Varietates: C. m. var. incisifolia –
C. m. var. meridionalis –
C. m. var. mollis –
C. m. var. viburnifolia
Name
[edit]Crataegus mollis (Torr. & A.Gray) Scheele, Linnaea 21: 569 (1848)
Synonyms
[edit]- Basionym
- Crataegus coccinea var. mollis Torr. & A.Gray in Fl. N. Amer. 1: 465 (1840)
- Homotypic
- Crataegus tomentosa var. mollis (Torr. & A.Gray) Torr. & A.Gray in A.Gray, Manual, ed. 2: 124 (1856)
- Mespilus mollis (Torr. & A.Gray) Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 6(2): 18 (1906)
- Oxyacantha mollis (Torr. & A.Gray) Lunell in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 5: 237 (1918)
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Scheele, G.H.A. 1848. Linnaea; Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange. 21: 569.
Links
[edit]- Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Crataegus mollis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 25. Reference page.
- USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crataegus mollis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: Downy Hawthorn