Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
Series: Apricae
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus visenda
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Read more about Bristol Hawthorn at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus arrogans
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database
Crataegus flava
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Crataegus tristis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Crataegus visenda
SYNONYMOUS WITH Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus sororia var. visenda
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-002?:
Crataegus flava FAMILY Rosaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus flava
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus abdita
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus annosa
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus arrogans
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus galbana
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus segnis
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus sodalis
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus tristis
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus visenda
COMMON NAME:
Bristol Hawthorn
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_549b
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_552
Cratægus tristis
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_557
Cratægus annosa
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JK Marlow jkm230331_2249
March Spartanburg County SC
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Sam Pratt sbp_dscf3690
March Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
C. visenda is rather weakly distinctive from C. sororia, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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Sam Pratt sbp_dscf3696
March Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Sepals glandular-serrate; inflorescence usually pubescent, 3-8 flowered, when lvs ~ half-grown, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_tristis_hc_42405_4
April Floyd County GA
C. tristis's thickened bark is slightly fire-resistant, as typical with all members of Apricae, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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JK Marlow jkm220607_8411
June Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220607_8413
June Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Leaves with 3-5 pairs of main lateral veins, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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JK Marlow jkm220607_8414
June Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220607_8415
June Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220705_8972
July Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Leaf base short-cuneate or acute; lobes or teeth acute, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Ron Lance rwlcsororia_vvisenda
August Houston County GA
Foliage usually w a good number of obovate leaves; branches usually drooping, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus visenda
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus arrogans
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS National Database
Crataegus flava
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Crataegus tristis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Crataegus visenda
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus sororia var. visenda
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-002?:
Crataegus flava
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus flava
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus abdita
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus annosa
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus arrogans
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus galbana
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus segnis
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus sodalis
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus tristis
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus visenda
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Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other upland pine and pine-oak forests, disturbed lands, wooded hills with clay or sandy soils, often in xeric or sub-xeric conditions, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with slender to moderately stout nodal thorns > 2cm long
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 8-20mm, distinctly black-glandular
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
20 stamens (anthers usually purplish)
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescences of 3-8 flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Pome
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