Assessment of morphological features of plants of the genus Crataegus L. introduced to the Kola Subarctic
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The article presents the results of the morphological features analysis of 22 introduced plant species and one form of the genus Crataegus L. growing on the territory of the experimental site of the Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden in Apatity (PABSI). The life form, height and diameter of the trunk, shape and density of the crown, texture and color of the bark, morphological features of shoots, flowers, fruits and other characteristics are determined. The work took into account 18 individual features. It was found that under the conditions of introduction to the Kola Subarctic, most of the PABSI collection samples are multi-stemmed trees up to 3 m high with an irregular spreading crown of medium density. The collection is dominated by plants with smooth gray bark, smooth green leaf blade, with white flowers and pink anthers, with spherical red or orange fruits. According to the visual assessment of the features and their distribution among the studied plants, the most promising ornamental plants were determined: C. flabellata, C. chlorosarca, C. dahurica, C. maximowiczii and C. sanguinea. These types of hawthorns can be recommended for creating solitary and group plantings, alleys, hedges in solving problems of green construction and landscape architecture.
Authors: Зотова О. Е., Гончарова О. А.
Institution: Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4415416004