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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Genus:	Crataegus
Species:	schuettei
Synonyms
List Crataegus alnorum Sarg. Crataegus basilica Beadle Crataegus basilica var. viridimontana (Sarg.) E.J.Palmer Crataegus ferrissii Ashe Crataegus schuettei var. basilica (Beadle) J.B.Phipps Crataegus schuettei var. cuneata Kruschke Crataegus schuettei var. ferrissii (Ashe) Kruschke Crataegus tortilis Ashe Crataegus viridimontana Sarg. Oxyacantha alnorum (Sarg.) Nieuwl.

Crataegus schuettei, the royal hawthorn or Schuette's hawthorn, is a species of shrubby tree in the family Rosaceae, native to northeastern North America; from Arkansas and North Carolina north to Ontario and Quebec. It is typically found growing in forest edges and old fields. Its ripe fruit is red.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:

Crataegus schuettei var. cuneata Kruschke ex J.B.Phipps – Minnesota, Wisconsin
Crataegus schuettei var. gigantea Kruschke ex J.B.Phipps – Wisconsin
Crataegus schuettei var. schuettei

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