Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
Series: Molles
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus mollis var. mollis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus mollis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Crataegus meridionalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus mollis var. mollis
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus albicans
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus mollis var. mollis
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus cibaria
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus gravida
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus mollis
COMMON NAME:
Downy Hawthorn
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_497
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_499
Cratægus gravida
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_504
Cratægus meridionalis
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_crmo2_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service pnd_crmo2_002_lhp
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JK Marlow jkm210407_9280
April Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm210407_9281
April Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm210407_9283
April Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
Softly hairy leaf undersides & petioles, esp in spring, are characteristic, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140412_090205
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Anthers white, rarely light pink, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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Ron Lance rwlc_mollis
August Buncombe County NC
Fruits of some local genotypes up to 24mm diam, among the largest in the US, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Ron Lance rwl_a8_molles_mollis
Month Unknown
Leaf lower surface distinctly pubescent to tomentose; petiole tomentose when young. — Ron Lance
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus mollis var. mollis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus mollis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Crataegus meridionalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus mollis var. mollis
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus albicans
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus mollis var. mollis
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus cibaria
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus gravida
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus mollis
2769
Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Mesic forests, alluvial forests, prairies, streamsides, wooded uplands over basic or calcareous soils, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with moderately stout nodal thorns (> 2cm long, 1.5-3mm in diameter)
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles rather stout, 1/3-2/3 length of blade, eglandular
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
20 stamens (anthers white or yellow, rarely pink to red)
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescences of 8-15 flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
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) p119
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p098
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p077
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p123
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