Crataegus ambigua | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Crataegus |
Section: | Crataegus sect. Crataegus |
Series: | Crataegus ser. Crataegus |
Species: | C. ambigua |
Binomial name | |
Crataegus ambigua | |
Crataegus ambigua is a species of thorn (hawthorn) native to Western Asia and Eastern Europe, including Armenia, Iran, Russia, and Turkey.[1] It grows as a shrub or tree up to about 12 m in height.[1] The fruit is dark red to purple or black, with one or two stones (pyrenes).[1]
Crataegus ambigua is closely related to Crataegus songarica,[1] a species that has black fruit.
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