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Series: Lacrimatae
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus senta
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Rough Hawthorn at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus flava
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Crataegus senta
SYNONYMOUS WITH Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus senta
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-002?:
Crataegus flava FAMILY Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus flava
SYNONYMOUS WITH Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus senta
COMMON NAME:
Rough Hawthorn, Southern Haw
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_556
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Crataegus senta
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus flava
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Crataegus senta
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014)
Crataegus senta
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-002?:
Crataegus flava
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus flava
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Beadle in Flora of the Southeastern US (Small, 1913)
Crataegus senta
396
Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Hardwood-pine forests, sandhill woodlands, 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 3-7 flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
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) p308
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p076
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p293
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p41
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