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Series: Crus-galli
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus crus-galli var. crus-galli
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Read more about Crataegus at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus crus-galli
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database
Crataegus arborea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Crataegus crus-galli var. crus-galli
SYNONYMOUS WITH Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus crus-galli var. crus-galli
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-009:
Crataegus crus-galli FAMILY Rosaceae
(?) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus crus-galli
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus algens
INCLUDING Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus macra
INCLUDING -
Crataegus canbyi
COMMON NAME:
Cockspur Hawthorn
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_434
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_435
Cratægus canbyi
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_439
Cratægus algens
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_444
Cratægus arborea
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_crcr2_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_crcr2_006_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm230331_2240
March Spartanburg County SC
Cockspur hawthorn has made enemies by overgrowing & dominating pastures, fencelines & scrubland, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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JK Marlow jkm230331_2241
March Spartanburg County SC
Moderately stout thorns, 3-6cm on twigs, to 10cm and compound on trunk, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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Ron Lance rwlccrusgalli_1
April Houston County GA
The most widespread and common hawthorn in the eastern US, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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Ron Lance rwlccrusgalli_1b
April Houston County GA
Crus-galli stamen counts vary from 5-20, at times varying in the same plant, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_crataegus_crus_galli
May MA
Arnold Arboretum
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140505_132353
May Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
C. crus-galli concept today includes all forms with glabrous or nearly ...
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140505_132414
May Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
glabrous leaves, twigs & floral parts AND leaf shape ± elliptic to obovate, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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Ron Lance rwlccrusgalli_2
September Haywood County NC
Fruit occasionally red but in some plants may be dull red, russet, or greenish with a red blush, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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Sam Pratt sbp_093021_1014
September Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
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Ron Lance rwl394_a
September-October
Leaves usually glabrous, adaxially glossy in sun; margins finely serrate, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).
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JK Marlow jkm0511b_02
November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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JK Marlow jkm0511b_03
November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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JK Marlow jkm0511b_04
November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
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Ron Lance rwlccrusgalli_3
Month Unknown Haywood County NC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus crus-galli var. crus-galli
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus crus-galli
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Crataegus arborea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Crataegus crus-galli var. crus-galli
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus crus-galli var. crus-galli
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-009:
Crataegus crus-galli
FAMILY
Rosaceae
(?)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus crus-galli
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus algens
INCLUDING
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus macra
INCLUDING
-
Crataegus canbyi
394
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Pastures, thickets, disturbed woodlands and forests, fencerows, 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 moderately stout nodal thorns (> 3cm long, 1.5-3mm in diameter)
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles short, partially winged (unwinged portion 2-5mm), eglandular
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
5-20 stamens (anthers white, yellow, pink or reddish)
Inferior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescences of 5-20 flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Dull red, russet, or greenish with a red blush
Pome
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p287
- Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014) p381
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p135
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p100
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p072
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p076
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p41
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p120
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