Crataegus pruinosa

Crataegus pruinosa

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. Pruinosae
Species: Crataegus pruinosa
Varietates: C. p. var. dissona – C. p. var. magnifolia – C. p. var. pruinosa – C. p. var. virella

Name

Crataegus pruinosa (H.L.Wendl.) K.Koch, Hort. Dendrol.: 168 (1853)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Crataegus coccinea var. pruinosa (H.L.Wendl.) Dippel, Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 436 (1893)
  • Mespilus pruinosa H.L.Wendl., Flora 6: 701 (1823)
  • Phaenopyrum pruinosum (H.L.Wendl.) M.Roem., Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 3: 154 (1847)

References

Primary references

• Koch, K. 1853. Hortus Dendrologicus. xvi, 354 pp., Berlin: F. Schneider & Co. MDZ 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. 

Links

• eFloras 2008. Crataegus pruinosa in Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Crataegus pruinosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Crataegus pruinosa. Published online. Accessed: Jan 16 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Crataegus pruinosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jan 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crataegus pruinosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Frosted Hawthorn