Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe × Crataegus douglasii Lindl. ?

Washington: Whitman County: Near railroad and just east of South Fork Palouse River, along Armstrong Road, Armstrong. Elev. 2312 ft.
46° 45.6' N, 117° 13.4' W; T15N R44E S26
Dry brushy hillside, full sun. Pubescence and leaves suggesting C. chrysocarpa, fruit and thorns suggesting C. douglasii, 4 meters shrubs, fully ripe fruit dark purple to black, twigs brown, thorns 15-27 mm, 10 stamens, with Crataegus douglasii, Rosa woodsii. Phenology: Fruits.

Peter F. Zika 20127, Aug 30, 2004
WTU, Accession: 358837