Crataegus × smithiana, or perhaps more correctly Crataegus 'Smithiana', is a hybrid hawthorn commonly known as red Mexican hawthorn. The hybrid is said to have originated at the Yarralumla Nursery in Canberra, Australia.http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/ni/2007-66/current/rtf/2007-66.rtf Australian Capital Territory Heritage (Decision about Registration of the Blandforida 4 Housing Precinct Forrest) Notice 2007 (No 1) This tree has been planted along several streets in Canberra.
Taxonomy The Latin binomial that is sometimes used, Crataegus × smithiana or the equivalent C. smithiana, appears to have never been validly publishedhttp://www.ipni.org The International Plant Names Index under the rules of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
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