Taxon:  Crataegus tomentosa L.

Synonym of Crataegus spp.



Summary
Genus:
Crataegus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:
12147
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:476.  1753
Comment:
  • sensu auct. = C. calpodendron
  • discarded by many as nom. ambig.
Verified:
06/08/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
121 (24  active, 9  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  2. Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541 Note: nom. ambig. = Crataegus calpodendron (Ehrh.) Medik.
  3. Palmer, E. J. 1938. Crataegus tomentosa. In: Rehder, A. et al., Nomina ambigua. J. Arnold Arbor. 19:287-289.
Common names
Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12147. Accessed 8 May 2026.