Crataegus × lavalleei

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Crataegus × lavalleei

Crataegus × lavalleei, sometimes known as hybrid cockspurthorn[1] or Lavallée's hawthorn, is a hybrid that arose between cultivated specimens of two species in the genus Crataegus (Hawthorn). It is an ornamental small tree with glossy dark green unlobed leaves that is used horticulturally.

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Crataegus × lavalleei
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Species:
C. × lavalleei
Binomial name
Crataegus × lavalleei
Hèrincq ex Lavallée
Synonyms

C. × carrierei Vauvel

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The female parent was C. mexicana (sometimes mistakenly called C. pubescens), and the male parent is thought to be C. calpodendron (which is sometimes mistakenly called C. crus-galli).[2]

Carrière's hawthorn, C. × carrierei has the same parentage, and is therefore a synonym, i.e. the same species. There are minor differences between Lavallée's hawthorn and Carrière's hawthorn, and the latter is considered a separate cultivar, which is formally written as Crataegus 'Carrierei'. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3] The leaves turn red before falling very late in the season. This cultivar is also characterised by almost thornless stems, and abundant orange berries which last long on the tree.[3]

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