Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
Series: Punctatae
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crataegus collina
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Hillside Hawthorn at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
This is one of the earliest hawthorns to flower in spring, per Weakley's Flora (2022)
INCLUDING Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Crataegus collina var. collina
SYNONYMOUS WITH Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus collina
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-006?:
Crataegus punctata FAMILY Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus collina
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus amnicola
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus collina
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus ingens
COMMON NAME:
Hillside Hawthorn
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_457
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_458
Cratægus amnicola
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_crco22_001_lvd
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Ron Lance rwlccollina_1
Month Unknown Haywood County NC
Allied to C. punctata, but more southern in range and at lower elevations. Fruit ≤ 12mm, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crataegus collina
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Crataegus collina var. collina
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus collina
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-006?:
Crataegus punctata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus collina
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus amnicola
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus collina
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus ingens
2763
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Hardwood and pine-oak forests of hills and valleys, brushy lands. C. collina occupies sub-xeric uplands in the Appalachian Region and is tolerant of lowland floodplains in GA, AL, TN, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed w rather slender to moderately stout nodal thorns (> 3cm long, 1.5-3mm dia
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles partially winged (unwinged portion less than 1/4 length of blade)
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
Usually 20 (10-20) stamens (anthers whitish)
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescences of 5-25 flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Greenish/red blotched to red
Pome
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014) p374
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p124
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