OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
Series: _Interserial hybrid    

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crataegus ×oreophila   FAMILY Rosaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus macrosperma   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)

Crataegus ×oreophila

SYNONYMOUS WITH A new endemic species of Crataegus (Rosaceae) from western North Carolina (Lance, 2013)

Crataegus oreophila

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-004?:

Crataegus macrosperma   FAMILY Rosaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Balsam Mountain Hawthorn


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crataegus ×oreophila   FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus macrosperma   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus ×oreophila

SYNONYMOUS WITH A new endemic species of Crataegus (Rosaceae) from western North Carolina (Lance, 2013)
Crataegus oreophila

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-004?:
Crataegus macrosperma   FAMILY Rosaceae

 

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3873

Tree
Perennial

Habitat: High elevation forests, balds, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina

Rare

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with nodal thorns

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 1–2cm, glabrous, eglandular or rarely with a few sessile glands

FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
usually 10 stamens (5-12) (anthers pink or rose)
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

Inflorescences of 5-20 flowers

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red, flesh soft
Pome

 

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