Poiret 's name is reflected in the revised formal botanical name of midland hawthorn : Crataegus laevigata ( Poir . ) DC .
The midland hawthorn was described botanically as a separate species as long ago as 1798 by Poiret , whose name Mespilus laevigata referred to this hawthorn .
Poiret 's name is reflected in the revised formal botanical name of midland hawthorn : Crataegus laevigata ( Poiret   ) DC .
The midland hawthorn was described botanically as a separate species as long ago as 1798 by Poiret , whose name Mespilus laevigata referred to this hawthorn .