Native to Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest; introduced into Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Mexico, Chiapas (Rayón)
17.209056, -92.966472
Location Remarks
Mirador La Selva Negra. Por Cta. Rincon Chamula (Cta 195), c. 2.2 km noroeste de Rincon Chamula. 1898 m elev.
Collectors
Hector Gomez-Dominguez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Weedy roadbank in a "suburban" area. Appearing to be scandent but mashed down by other vegetation.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Crataegus
Specific Epithet
mexicana
Authorship
Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#304,379 of 335,497
Top 91%
Extinction probability
5%