Crataegus brainerdii
| Crataegus brainerdii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Crataegus |
| Species: | C. brainerdii |
| Binomial name | |
| Crataegus brainerdii | |
| Range of Crataegus brainerdii in North America | |
Crataegus brainerdii is a species of hawthorn in the family Rosaceae, known by the common name Brainerd's hawthorn. It is native to eastern North America, including parts of eastern Canada and the eastern and midwestern United States. The species is named in honor of Ezra Brainerd (1844–1924), a botanist and former president of Middlebury College in Vermont.