Section Douglasia Higher classification Hawthorn | Scientific name Crataegus okanaganensis Rank Species | |
Series PurpureofructiJ.B.Phipps & O'Kennon People also search for Crataegus phippsii, Crataegus vulsa | ||
Crataegus okanaganensis is a species of hawthorn native to western British Columbia, Washington state and Montana. It forms a vigorous shrub to 8 m in height with brilliant red fruit in late summer, that later ripen to "burgundy to deep purple (occasionally almost black)". It has potential as an ornamental plant.
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