E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

Crataegus chrysocarpa var. piperi
fireberry hawthorn
Rosaceae (Rose family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

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Distribution of Crataegus chrysocarpa var. piperi
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Introduction

Columbia hawthorn is a medium to tall shrub species that has white flowers, red fruits, stout straight thorns, simple alternate leaves and is found primarily in the southern interior of British Columbia.

View a key to the hawthorns of the Pacific Coast (from Alaska to California), and species notes, by Jim Phipps.

Status Information

Scientific Name	Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Crataegus chrysocarpa var. chrysocarpa	Native	SU	Unknown	Not Listed
Crataegus chrysocarpa var. piperi	Native	S3S4	Yellow	Not Listed
Crataegus chrysocarpa var. vernonensis	Native	S2S3	Blue	Not Listed

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Synonyms and Alternate Names

Crataegus columbiana auct. non Howell. p.p.
Crataegus columbiana var. piperi (Britton) Eggl.
Crataegus piperi Britton

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
International Plant Names Index
Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Burke Museum of Natural History (Washington State records)
CalFlora
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria records
Jepson Interchange
NatureServe Explorer
USDA

Additional Photo Sources

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UT Austin's Native Plant Database
Google Image Search
Flickr Image Search

General References

Google Scholar Search
Family References
General Botanical References for BC

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-06-26 1:00:46 AM ]

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