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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
 Crataegus quaesita var. egens   FAMILY Rosaceae   Go to FSUS key

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)

Crataegus egens

SYNONYMOUS WITH Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)

Crataegus quaesita var. egens

INCLUDED WITHIN Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)

Crataegus egens

 

COMMON NAME:
 Sand Barren Hawthorn

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image of Crataegus quaesita var. egens, Sand Barren Hawthorn

Ron Lance    rwlcegens_1

May        

In cultivation

Small leaf size is the most pertinent morphological trait, per Weakley's Flora (2020).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
 Crataegus quaesita var. egens   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
 Crataegus egens

SYNONYMOUS WITH Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
 Crataegus quaesita var. egens

INCLUDED WITHIN Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
 Crataegus egens

 

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3877

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Sandy scrublands, pine woodlands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Uncommon in GA, rare in SC

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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
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

Inflorescences of 3-5 flowers

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Orange-red to red
Pome

 

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