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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus lancei
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Read more about Lance’s Hawthorn at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus flava
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Crataegus lancei
SYNONYMOUS WITH Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus lancei
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-002?:
Crataegus flava FAMILY Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus flava
COMMON NAME:
Lance’s Hawthorn
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Ron Lance rwlc_senta
April Macon County NC
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JK Marlow jkm130928_741
September Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm130928_743
September Spartanburg County SC
Leaves often 3-lobed at apex, crenate-serrate beyond middle of blade, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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JK Marlow jkm130928_747b
September Spartanburg County SC
Petioles in the Apricae series 8-20mm and distinctly black-glandular, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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Ron Lance rwlc_lancei
October Buncombe County NC
Floreal and terminal shoot leaves resemble C. visenda. Fruit globose, red, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus lancei
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus flava
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Crataegus lancei
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus lancei
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-002?:
Crataegus flava
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus flava
2820
Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Upland hills, hardwood-pine forests, scrubland, pastures, 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 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
Red
Pome
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