Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
Series: Triflorae
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Crataegus triflora
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus triflora
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Flora of North America
Crataegus austromontana
INCLUDING
Flora of North America
Crataegus triflora
INCLUDING
The Biota of North America Program. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Crataegus austromontana
INCLUDING
The Biota of North America Program. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Crataegus triflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus triflora
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus austromontana
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus triflora
COMMON NAME:
Threeflower Hawthorn
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JK Marlow jkm150422_366
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm150422_370
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_triflora_43006_10
April Floyd County GA
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Ron Lance rwlctriflora_1
April GA
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140428_121556b
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Some of the largest flowers in the genus (to 3 cm diameter), per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Ron Lance rwl2193_a
May
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Ron Lance rwl2193_a2
May
The only hawthorn species to routinely bear stamen counts of 25+ per flower, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US.
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Ron Lance rwlctriflora_2
September GA
Leaves often ovate or broadly elliptic, softly pubescent..., per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US.
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Ron Lance rwl_a10_triflorae_triflor
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Crataegus triflora
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus triflora
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Flora of North America
Crataegus austromontana
INCLUDING
Flora of North America
Crataegus triflora
INCLUDING
The Biota of North America Program. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Crataegus austromontana
INCLUDING
The Biota of North America Program. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Crataegus triflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus triflora
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus austromontana
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus triflora
2193
Shrub
Perennial
Native to Georgia & possibly North Carolina
Rare (an endemic)
Habitat: Wooded ravines, mesic slopes, limestone outcrops, flatwoods, prairies, per Weakley's Flora
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with stout nodal thorns (> 3cm long, 3-4mm in diameter)
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles distinctly stipitate-glandular, winged 3/4 or more of its length
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
Usually 30 or more stamens (anthers white or yellow)
Inferior ovary
Inflorescences of usually 3 flowers, sometimes 4-6, rarely to 12
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 p320
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia p105
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p125