Crataegus delawarensis Sarg. (1903:102)
Delaware hawthorn
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Crataegus pruinosa var. delawarensis (Sarg.) E.J.Palmer in Brittonia 5: 487 (1946)
Conservation Status
Missing (NatureServe, 2024) or Extinct (POWO, 2024) or Possibly Extinct in the Wild (Knapp et al., 2021; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Last (wild) record: October 1900 (Sargent, 1903:103); 1903 (Knapp et al., 2021; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; NatureServe, 2024)
Distribution
Delaware, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Sargent, Charles S. (1903). The genus Crataegus in Newcastle County, Delaware. Botanical Gazette 35(2): 99-110.
Other references:
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NatureServe. (2024). Crataegus delawarensis. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer [web application]. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available at: https://explorer.natureserve.org/ [Accessed 12 July 2024]
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