OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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 lancei   FAMILY Rosaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus flava   FAMILY Rosaceae

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

Crataegus flava   FAMILY Rosaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Lance’s Hawthorn


 

 

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

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus flava   FAMILY Rosaceae

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2820

Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Upland hills, hardwood-pine forests, scrubland, pastures, 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
Red
Pome

 

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