title: Crataegus ser. Populneae
text: # Crataegus ser. Populneae
  
  Series Populneae is a series within the genus Crataegus that contains at least eight species of hawthorn trees and shrubs, native to Eastern North America. Only one species, C. populnea is widespread.
  
  ## Species
  
  The species in the series are:
  
  * Crataegus beata
  * Crataegus populnea
  * Crataegus prona
  * Crataegus jesupii
  * Crataegus levis
  * Crataegus delawarensis
  * Crataegus aemula
  * Crataegus stolonifera
  
  The rare and poorly documented species Crataegus haemacarpa may also belong to this series.
  
  