NameThatPlant.net: Crataegus lassa var. lassa

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 lassa var. lassa FAMILY Rosaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Read more about Crataegus at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus pearsonii FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-002?:

Crataegus flava FAMILY Rosaceae

COMMON NAME:
Sandhill Hawthorn

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus lassa var. lassa FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus pearsonii FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-002?:
Crataegus flava FAMILY Rosaceae

2765

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Pine forests, oak-pine scrub, upland scrublands, xeric woodlands, especially in deep sand and soils of rapid drainage, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

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
Bisexual

Inflorescences of 3-5 flowers

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Yellowish to orange-red
Pome

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