Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
Series: Lacrimatae
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Crataegus alabamensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus flava
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Crataegus alabamensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus alabamensis
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 adunca
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
COMMON NAME:
Alabama Hawthorn
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Crataegus alabamensis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus flava
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Crataegus alabamensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus alabamensis
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 adunca
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
2168
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Native to Georgia
Rare (an endemic)
Habitat: Upland pine and pine-oak forests over clay soil, per Weakley's Flora
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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
20 stamens (anthers usually white or yellow)
Inferior ovary
Inflorescences of 3-5 flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Orange-red
Pome
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