Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
Series: Pulcherrimae
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus pulcherrima var. pulcherrima
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus pulcherrima
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Crataegus pinetorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Crataegus pulcherrima var. pulcherrima
INCLUDING Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Crataegus tecta
INCLUDING Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus austrina
SYNONYMOUS WITH Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus pulcherrima var. pulcherrima
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Crataegus pinetorum
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Crataegus pulcherrima
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus intricata
INCLUDING Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus abstrusa
INCLUDING Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus ancisa
INCLUDING Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus austrina
INCLUDING Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus concinna
INCLUDING Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus contrita
INCLUDING Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus illustris
INCLUDING Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus lenis
INCLUDING Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus macilenta
INCLUDING Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus pinetorum
INCLUDING Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus pulcherrima
INCLUDING Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus robur
INCLUDING Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus tecta
COMMON NAME:
Beautiful Hawthorn
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_545
Cratægus robur
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Ron Lance rwlcpulcherrima_1
May AL
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Ron Lance rwlcpulcherrima_2
September AL
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus pulcherrima var. pulcherrima
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus pulcherrima
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Crataegus pinetorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Crataegus pulcherrima var. pulcherrima
INCLUDING
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Crataegus tecta
INCLUDING
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus austrina
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus pulcherrima var. pulcherrima
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Crataegus pinetorum
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Crataegus pulcherrima
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus intricata
INCLUDING
Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus abstrusa
INCLUDING
Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus ancisa
INCLUDING
Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus austrina
INCLUDING
Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus concinna
INCLUDING
Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus contrita
INCLUDING
Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus illustris
INCLUDING
Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus lenis
INCLUDING
Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus macilenta
INCLUDING
Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus pinetorum
INCLUDING
Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus pulcherrima
INCLUDING
Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus robur
INCLUDING
Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus tecta
2772
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Hardwood and hardwood-pine forests, ravines, mesic slopes, sometimes locally abundant, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with slender to moderately stout nodal thorns > 2cm long
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 1/3-2/3 blade length, ~ partially winged, red sessile glands in spring
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
20 stamens (anthers pink or purple)
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescences of 4-12 flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Yellow or reddish
Pome
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014) p201
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p123
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