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Series: Punctatae
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus punctata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Read more about Dotted Hawthorn at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus punctata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Crataegus punctata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus punctata
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-006:
Crataegus punctata FAMILY Rosaceae
(?) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus punctata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus punctata
COMMON NAME:
Dotted Hawthorn, White Hawthorn
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_455
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_crpu_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service pnd_crpu_002_lhp
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Ron Lance rwlc_punctata
August VA
Leaves usually with 6-9 pairs of strongly impressed lateral veins, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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Ron Lance rwlc_punctata_b
August VA
Calyx lobes subentire. Fruits vary in shape and size (12mm-22mm), per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus punctata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus punctata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Crataegus punctata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus punctata
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-006:
Crataegus punctata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
(?)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus punctata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus punctata
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Tree
Perennial
Habitat: High elevation forests, grassy balds, rock outcrops. C. punctata, often in company with C. macrosperma, comprises the majority of hawthorn forests, ‘orchards’, and thickets seen in the high elevations of the North Carolina Blue Ridge, in openings and disturbed northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed w rather slender to moderately stout nodal thorns (> 3cm long, 1.5-3mm dia
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles partially winged (unwinged portion less than 1/4 length of blade)
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
Usually 20 stamens (anthers rose)
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescences of 5-25 flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Deep burgundy red, sometimes yellow or orange-blushed
Pome
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014) p369
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p135
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p100
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p076
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p41
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p124
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