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 florens
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Mississippi Hawthorn at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Crataegus florens
INCLUDED WITHIN Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus alabamensis var. florens
INCLUDING Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus attrita
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Crataegus flava
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
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus attrita
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus florens
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus fortis
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus insidiosa
COMMON NAME:
Mississippi Hawthorn
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April
In cultivation
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August
In cultivation
Leaf apex rounded or abruptly sharp-pointed, leaves thinly hairy, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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September
The plump orange-red fruits seem to be consistently large and tasty, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crataegus florens
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Crataegus florens
INCLUDED WITHIN
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus alabamensis var. florens
INCLUDING
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus attrita
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Crataegus flava
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
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus attrita
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus florens
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus fortis
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus insidiosa
3880
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Pine and pine-oak forests, subxeric to mesic habitats with sandy or clay soils, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in GA, rare in Carolinas
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
10-20 stamens (anthers usually white or yellow)
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescences of 3-5 flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Pome
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