Genus Crataegus L.


Summary
Genus number:
3040
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Common name(s):

hawthorn
Accession count:

689 (296  active, 121  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
conserved (nom. cons.) against the heterotypic synonym (Madrid ICN Art. 14.4 & App. III) Mespilus L., nom. rej.


Synonyms
Possible synonym(s)

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References:
  1. Barrie, F. R. 2011. Report of the General Committee: 11. Taxon 60:1213. Note: proposal recommended
  2. Brummitt, R. K. 2011. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 62. Taxon 60:227. Note: proposal recommended
  3. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  4. Phipps, J. B. & K. A. Dvorsky. 2007. Review of Crataegus series Apricae, ser. nov. and C. flava (Rosaceae). J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1:171-202.
  5. Phipps, J. B. & K. A. Dvorsky. 2008. A taxonomic revision of Crataegus series Lacrimatae (Rosaceae). J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2:1101-1162.
  6. Phipps, J. B. et al. 2006. Crataegus series Bracteatae and Triflorae (Rosaceae). Sida 22:1009-1025.
  7. Talent, N. et al. 2008. (1847) Proposal to conserve the name Crataegus against Mespilus (Rosaceae). Taxon 57:1007-1008.
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/taxonomygenus?id=3040. Accessed 15 April 2026.