Crataegus wattiana explained

Crataegus wattiana, the Altai hawthorn, is an Asian species of hawthorn. The original description states that it has yellow fruit with five stones (pyrenes).^[1] Crataegus wattiana var. wattiana has become naturalized in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.

Two varieties are recognized in the 2015 Flora of North America:

• var. wattiana has shallow leaf lobes
• var. incisa C.K.Schneid. leaves are pinnate near the base, and lobed in the upper portion

See also

• List of hawthorn species with yellow fruit

Notes and References

1. A sketch of the vegetation of British Baluchistan, with descriptions of new species . Lace . J.H. . Hemsley . W.B. . 1891 . The Journal of the Linnean Society . 28 . 288–326, (See p. 323, plate 40).