2092

Shrub; Tree
Perennial

Native to North Carolina

Documented growing wild in - NC -

Uncommon (sometimes locally abundant)

Look for it in mesic hardwood forests, per Weakley's Flora

To see a detailed map, click here

 

...Moist

IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with moderately stout nodal thorns (> 2cm long, 1.5-3mm in diameter)

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 1/3-2/3 length of blade, eglandular or remotely glandular in spring

FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
15-20 stamens (anthers pink or red)
Inferior ovary
Inflorescences of 3-12 flowers

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Pome

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US p153
• Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p077?
• Trees of the Southeastern United States p292?
• Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p118?
• Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p124

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Crataegus schuettei   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus schuettei   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Crataegus schuettei

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

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

INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus basilica