Crataegus pruinosa H.L.Wendl. is a plant in the Rosaceae family, order Rosales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Crataegus pruinosa H.L.Wendl. (Crataegus pruinosa H.L.Wendl.)
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Crataegus pruinosa H.L.Wendl.

Crataegus pruinosa H.L.Wendl.

Frosted hawthorn (Crataegus pruinosa) is a hawthorn species native to eastern North America with edible fruit pulp.

Family
Genus
Crataegus
Order
Rosales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Crataegus pruinosa H.L.Wendl.

Crataegus pruinosa H.L.Wendl. is a species of hawthorn with the common name frosted hawthorn. This plant is native to a large region covering the eastern United States and southern Canada. Some sources classify this taxon as multiple separate species instead of a single species. The pulp of its small fruits is edible.

Photo: (c) Étienne Léveillé-Bourret, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Étienne Léveillé-Bourret · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Rosales Rosaceae Crataegus

More from Rosaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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