Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
Series: Lacrimatae
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus dispar
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus dispar
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Crataegus dispar
SYNONYMOUS WITH Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus dispar
SYNONYMOUS WITH Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus dispar
COMMON NAME:
Aiken Hawthorn
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_560
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JK Marlow jkm130407_071
April Columbia County GA
Twigs slender, zigzag (geniculate), drooping or weeping on mature plants, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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JK Marlow jkm130407_072
April Columbia County GA
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JK Marlow jkm130407_078
April Columbia County GA
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Ron Lance rwlcdispar_1
September McCormick County SC
Leaves obovate to orbicular, sharply serrated, incised, persistently hairy, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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Ron Lance rwl2175_a
October
Distinctive w deeply incised, serrated, tomentose, pale bluish-green leaves, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus dispar
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus dispar
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Crataegus dispar
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus dispar
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus dispar
2175
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Upland pine or pine-oak forests under sub-xeric to xeric conditions, in well-drained clay or sandy soils, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with nodal thorns
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 5-10mm, distinctly glandular, sometimes winged for half+ its length
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
Usually 20 stamens (anthers usually white or yellow)
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescences of 3-5 flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Orange-red to red (rarely yellow)
Pome
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