Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
Series: Punctatae
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Crataegus collina
FAMILY
Rosaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Hillside Hawthorn at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
Flora of North America
Crataegus collina var. collina
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus collina
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-006?:
Crataegus punctata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus collina
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus amnicola
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus collina
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus ingens
COMMON NAME:
Hillside Hawthorn
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_crco22_001_lvd
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Ron Lance rwlccollina_1
Month Unknown Haywood County NC
Allied to C. punctata, but more southern & at lower elevation. Fruit ≤ 12mm, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Crataegus collina
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Flora of North America
Crataegus collina var. collina
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus collina
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-006?:
Crataegus punctata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus collina
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus amnicola
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus collina
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus ingens
2763
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Uncommon
Look for it in hardwood and pine-oak forests of hills and valleys, brushy lands, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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 (10-20) stamens (anthers whitish)
Inferior ovary
Inflorescences of 5-25 flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Greenish/red blotched to red
Pome
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US p374
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p124