Crataegus Apiifolia (Noun)
Meaning
Southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Crataegus_apiifolia is common in the lower Great Plains and ranges south through the Gulf States to Texas and east to Georgia.
- The small white flowers of Crataegus_apiifolia grow in clusters at the branch tips in mid-May in Georgia.
- One of the distinctive diagnostic features of Crataegus_apiifolia is that the large thorns often persist for many years.
- As with other hawthorns Crataegus_apiifolia is a favorite of birds and small mammals which eat the fruit.
- Crataegus_apiifolia is a small tree that grows to 10 meters tall with a broad rounded crown.