Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
Series: Lacrimatae
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crataegus lassa var. recurva
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Crataegus at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Crataegus crocea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus lassa var. recurva
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus crocea
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus curva
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus frugalis
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus incana
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus recurva
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus villaris
COMMON NAME:
Ocala Hawthorn
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_559
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crataegus lassa var. recurva
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Crataegus crocea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus lassa var. recurva
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus crocea
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus curva
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus frugalis
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus incana
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus recurva
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus villaris
2823
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Oak-pine scrub and sandy uplands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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, many or most less than 3cm
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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