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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
Series: Triflorae    

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus triflora   FAMILY Rosaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus triflora   FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)

Crataegus austromontana

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)

Crataegus triflora

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

Crataegus austromontana

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

Crataegus triflora

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

Crataegus triflora

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

Crataegus austromontana

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

Crataegus triflora

 

COMMON NAME:
Threeflower Hawthorn


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image of Crataegus triflora, Threeflower Hawthorn

JK Marlow    jkm150422_366

April    Spartanburg County    SC

In cultivation

image of Crataegus triflora, Threeflower Hawthorn

JK Marlow    jkm150422_370

April    Spartanburg County    SC

In cultivation

image of Crataegus triflora, Threeflower Hawthorn

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_c_triflora_43006_10

April    Floyd County    GA

image of Crataegus triflora, Threeflower Hawthorn

Ron Lance    rwlctriflora_1

April        GA

image of Crataegus triflora, Threeflower Hawthorn

Sam Pratt    sbp_20140428_121556b

April    Spartanburg County    SC

In cultivation

Some of the largest flowers in the genus (to 3 cm diameter), per Weakley's Flora (2020).

image of Crataegus triflora, Threeflower Hawthorn

Ron Lance    rwl2193_a

May        

image of Crataegus triflora, Threeflower Hawthorn

Ron Lance    rwl2193_a2

May        

The only hawthorn species to routinely bear stamen counts of 25+ per flower, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).

image of Crataegus triflora, Threeflower Hawthorn

Ron Lance    rwlctriflora_2

September        GA

Leaves often ovate or broadly elliptic, softly pubescent..., per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).

image of Crataegus triflora, Threeflower Hawthorn

Ron Lance    rwl_a10_triflorae_triflor

Month Unknown        

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus triflora   FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Crataegus austromontana

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Crataegus triflora

INCLUDING Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Crataegus austromontana

INCLUDING Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Crataegus triflora

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

INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus austromontana

INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus triflora

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2193

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Wooded ravines, mesic slopes, limestone outcrops, flatwoods, prairies, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia & possibly North Carolina

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

IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with stout nodal thorns (> 3cm long, 3-4mm in diameter)

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles distinctly stipitate-glandular, winged 3/4 or more of its length

FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
Usually 30 or more stamens (anthers white or yellow)
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

Inflorescences of usually 3 flowers, sometimes 4-6, rarely to 12

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Pome

 

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