Crataegus opima

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Crataegus opima Beadle, Biltmore Bot. Stud. 1: 40 (1901).

Homotypic
- Crataegus pulcherrima Ashe var. opima (Beadle) Lance, Phytoneuron 2011-3: 7 (2011).
Heterotypic
- Crataegus abstrusa Beadle, Biltmore Bot. Stud. 1(2): 66 (1902).

Not accepted by Kral et al., 2011. [as Crataegus pulcherrima], but see POWO (2026), Phipps et al. (2006) and FNA (2026)

Native distribution areas:
North America South-Central U.S.A Texas. Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Beadle, C.D. 1901. New species of thorns from the Southeastern states. Biltmore Botanical Studies (1): 1-163. Reference page.

Phipps, J.B., O'Kennon, R.J. & Dvorsky, K.A. 2006. Review of Crataegus series Pulcherrimae (Rosaceae). Sida, Contributions to Botany 22(2): 973-1007. JSTOR Reference page.
Phipps, J.B. 2014. Crataegus. Pp. 584 in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.), Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 9: Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. xxiv + 713 pp., Oxford University Press, New York / Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-534029-7. efloras FNA WebsiteReference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Crataegus opima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 7. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Crataegus opima. Published online. Accessed: 9 February 2020. Reference page.