Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
Series: Lacrimatae
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Crataegus lacrimata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus lacrimata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Crataegus lacrimata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus lacrimata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus lacrimata
COMMON NAME:
Weeping Hawthorn
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Crataegus lacrimata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
(?)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus lacrimata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Crataegus lacrimata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus lacrimata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus lacrimata
2779
Tree
Perennial
Native to Florida & Alabama
Uncommon (endemic to western FL panhandle)
Habitat: Xeric, sandy soils, in scrublands and in association with sparse stands of Pinus clausa or Pinus palustris, 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
Usually 20 stamens (anthers usually white or yellow)
Inferior ovary
Inflorescences of 3-5 flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Yellow-orange to reddish
Pome
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US p274
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p121