Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
Series: Lacrimatae
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus teres
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus flava
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Crataegus teres
SYNONYMOUS WITH Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus alabamensis var. teres
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus flava
SYNONYMOUS WITH Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus teres
COMMON NAME:
Smooth Alabama Hawthorn, Montgomery Hawthorn
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus teres
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus flava
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Crataegus teres
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus alabamensis var. teres
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus flava
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus teres
3883
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Pine-oak forests, sandy woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
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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 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)
Bisexual
Inflorescences of 3-5 flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
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