OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus phaenopyrum   FAMILY Rosaceae

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

Crataegus phaenopyrum

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

Crataegus phaenopyrum

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-012:

Crataegus phaenopyrum   FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Crataegus youngii

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Crataegus phaenopyrum

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Crataegus populifolia

 

COMMON NAME:
Washington Hawthorn, Virginia Hawthorn


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image of Crataegus phaenopyrum, Washington Hawthorn, Virginia Hawthorn

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_563

        

image of Crataegus phaenopyrum, Washington Hawthorn, Virginia Hawthorn

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_crph_001_lvd

        

image of Crataegus phaenopyrum, Washington Hawthorn, Virginia Hawthorn

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service    pnd_crph_005_lhp

        

image of Crataegus phaenopyrum, Washington Hawthorn, Virginia Hawthorn

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_crph_007_lvd

        

image of Crataegus phaenopyrum, Washington Hawthorn, Virginia Hawthorn

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_crpo10_001_lvd

        

Crataegus populifolia

image of Crataegus phaenopyrum, Washington Hawthorn, Virginia Hawthorn

Sam Pratt    sbp_dscf3688

March    Spartanburg County    SC

In cultivation

Thorns slender to moderately stout, 2-5cm, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).

image of Crataegus phaenopyrum, Washington Hawthorn, Virginia Hawthorn

Ron Lance    rwlcphaenopyrum_1

May    Henderson County    NC

Flowering in late May, after leaves are fully grown, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).

image of Crataegus phaenopyrum, Washington Hawthorn, Virginia Hawthorn

JK Marlow    jkm160827_715

August    Henderson County    NC

Bearwallow Mountain

image of Crataegus phaenopyrum, Washington Hawthorn, Virginia Hawthorn

Ron Lance    rwlcphaenopyrum_2

September-October    Henderson County    NC

Leaves widest below middle, glabrous, veins running to lobes and sinuses, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).

image of Crataegus phaenopyrum, Washington Hawthorn, Virginia Hawthorn

JK Marlow    jkm0310h_03

October    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

image of Crataegus phaenopyrum, Washington Hawthorn, Virginia Hawthorn

Sam Pratt    sbp_102421_1033

October    Spartanburg County    SC

in cultivation

image of Crataegus phaenopyrum, Washington Hawthorn, Virginia Hawthorn

Sam Pratt    sbp_102421_1037

October    Spartanburg County    SC

in cultivation

Fruit subglobose, 4-7mm wide, bright red. Calyx collar sessile and open, per Haws: A Guide to Hawthorns of the Southeastern US (Lance, 2014).

image of Crataegus phaenopyrum, Washington Hawthorn, Virginia Hawthorn

JK Marlow    jkm0511b_31

November    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

image of Crataegus phaenopyrum, Washington Hawthorn, Virginia Hawthorn

JK Marlow    jkm211116_5002

November    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

image of Crataegus phaenopyrum, Washington Hawthorn, Virginia Hawthorn

Ron Lance    rwl_a3_cordatae_phaenopy

Month Unknown        

Leaf lobes with numerous teeth; fruit 5-seeded; thorns usually 3-5cm. — Ron Lance

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus phaenopyrum   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Crataegus phaenopyrum

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-012:
Crataegus phaenopyrum   FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDING Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Crataegus youngii

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus phaenopyrum

INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crataegus populifolia

 

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Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Mesic upland woodlands, floodplain forests, pastures, thickets, disturbed areas, sometimes locally abundant, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with nodal thorns usually 3-5cm long

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 1/4-3/4 length of blade, eglandular

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
15-20 stamens (anthers white, yellow or rose)
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

Inflorescences of 5-20 flowers

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Bright red, lustrous
Pome

 

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