Crataegus schuettei
# Crataegus schuettei

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
