Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
Series: Cordatae
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus phaenopyrum
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Washington Hawthorn at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus phaenopyrum
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Crataegus phaenopyrum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus phaenopyrum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-012:
Crataegus phaenopyrum FAMILY Rosaceae
INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Crataegus youngii
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus phaenopyrum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus populifolia
COMMON NAME:
Washington Hawthorn, Virginia Hawthorn
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_563
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_crph_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service pnd_crph_005_lhp
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_crph_007_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_crpo10_001_lvd
Crataegus populifolia
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Sam Pratt sbp_dscf3688
March Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Thorns slender to moderately stout, 2-5cm, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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Ron Lance rwlcphaenopyrum_1
May Henderson County NC
Flowering in late May, after leaves are fully grown, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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JK Marlow jkm160827_715
August Henderson County NC
Bearwallow Mountain
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Ron Lance rwlcphaenopyrum_2
September-October Henderson County NC
Leaves widest below middle, glabrous, veins running to lobes and sinuses, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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JK Marlow jkm0310h_03
October Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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Sam Pratt sbp_102421_1033
October Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
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Sam Pratt sbp_102421_1037
October Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
Fruit subglobose, 4-7mm wide, bright red. Calyx collar sessile and open, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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JK Marlow jkm0511b_31
November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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JK Marlow jkm211116_5002
November Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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Ron Lance rwl_a3_cordatae_phaenopy
Month Unknown
Leaf lobes with numerous teeth; fruit 5-seeded; thorns usually 3-5cm. — Ron Lance
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus phaenopyrum
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus phaenopyrum
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Crataegus phaenopyrum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus phaenopyrum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-012:
Crataegus phaenopyrum
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Crataegus youngii
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus phaenopyrum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus populifolia
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Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Mesic upland woodlands, floodplain forests, pastures, thickets, disturbed areas, sometimes locally abundant, 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 usually 3-5cm long
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 1/4-3/4 length of blade, eglandular
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
15-20 stamens (anthers white, yellow or rose)
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescences of 5-20 flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Bright red, lustrous
Pome
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p286
- Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014) p100
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p100
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p075
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p41
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p120
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