Crataegus pentagyna, also called small-flowered black hawthorn,[1] is a species of hawthorn native to southeastern Europe. Two subspecies are recognized,[2] C. p. subsp. pentagyna and C. p. subsp. pseudomelanocarpa. The fruit are usually black, but are sometimes a handsome purple.[1]

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  • Stamp of Moldova showing Crataegus pentagyna.
    Stamp of Moldova showing Crataegus pentagyna.

References

  1. ^ a b Phipps, J.B.; O’Kennon, R.J.; Lance, R.W. (2003). Hawthorns and medlars. Cambridge, U.K.: Royal Horticultural Society. ISBN 0881925918.
  2. ^ Christensen, Knud Ib (1992). Revision of Crataegus sect. Crataegus and nothosect. Crataeguineae (Rosaceae-Maloideae) in the Old World. Systematic Botany Monographs. Vol. 35. American Society of Plant Taxonomists. ISBN 978-0-912861-35-7.