OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crataegus ×flava   FAMILY Rosaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus flava   FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-002:

Crataegus flava   FAMILY Rosaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Yellow Hawthorn, Yellowleaf Hawthorn


 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crataegus ×flava   FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crataegus flava   FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-20-002:
Crataegus flava   FAMILY Rosaceae

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2764

Shrub; Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Dry woodlands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Rare

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

IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed w moderately stout (rarely slender) nodal thorns (> 2cm long, 1.5-3mm diam

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
10 stamens (anthers purple)
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

Inflorescences of 4-6 flowers

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Yellow to orange
Pome

 

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