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 quaesita var. quaesita
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Crataegus quaesita
SYNONYMOUS WITH Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus quaesita var. quaesita
INCLUDED WITHIN Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus quaesita
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus resima
COMMON NAME:
Florida Hawthorn, Gulf Hawthorn
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crataegus quaesita var. quaesita
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Crataegus quaesita
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus quaesita var. quaesita
INCLUDED WITHIN
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus quaesita
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus resima
3876
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Oak-pine forests, xeric woodlands, especially in sandy soils, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia & possibly South Carolina
Uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont
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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
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescences of 3-5 flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Orange-red to red
Pome
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