Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
Series: Coccineae
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus coccinea
FAMILY
Rosaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Scarlet Hawthorn at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus pedicellata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Crataegus coccinea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus coccinea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-003:
Crataegus coccinea FAMILY Rosaceae
INCLUDING Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Crataegus pennsylvanica
COMMON NAME:
Scarlet Hawthorn
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_526
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Ron Lance rwlccoccinea_1
April
In cultivation
Large, pubescent leaves (9-12cm long) on terminal shoots, ...
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Ron Lance rwlccoccinea_1b
April
In cultivation
...in combination w even-toothed calyx lobes & 5-10 stamens, are distinctive, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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June Clay County NC
Clay County Native Botanical Garden
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_060521hayesville10
June Clay County NC
Clay County Native Botanical Garden
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June Clay County NC
Clay County Native Botanical Garden
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Ron Lance rwlccoccinea_2
August
In cultivation
The fairly large, orange-red fruits fall quickly after maturity, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus coccinea
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus pedicellata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Crataegus coccinea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus coccinea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-003:
Crataegus coccinea
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Crataegus pennsylvanica
2762
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Deciduous forest understories, pastures, upland thickets, 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.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with moderately stout nodal thorns (> 3cm long, 1.5-3mm in diameter)
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles slender, 1/3-3/4 length of blade, eglandular or remotely glandular
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
5-10 stamens (anthers pink or reddish)
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescences of 6-15 flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Orange-red to scarlet
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) p139
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p077
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p120
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