Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
Series: Macracanthae
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus succulenta var. neofluvialis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Crataegus at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus succulenta
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Crataegus succulenta var. neofluvialis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus succulenta var. neofluvialis
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-008?:
Crataegus succulenta FAMILY Rosaceae
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus neofluvialis
COMMON NAME:
New River Hawthorn
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_crne5_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus succulenta var. neofluvialis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus succulenta
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Crataegus succulenta var. neofluvialis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus succulenta var. neofluvialis
(?) INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-008?:
Crataegus succulenta
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus neofluvialis
3878
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Rocky summits, mesic forests, streamsides, brushy fields, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
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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 stout nodal thorns (> 4cm long, 3-4mm in diameter)
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles partially winged (unwinged < 1/3 blade length), eglandular or slightly
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
15-20 stamens (anthers pink or rarely white)
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescences of 8-15 flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Pome
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