Crataegus lancei J.B. Phipps. Common name: Lance’s Hawthorn. Phenology: Apr-May; Oct-Nov. Habitat: Upland hills, hardwood-pine forests, scrubland, pastures. Distribution: S. North Carolina to e. Georgia, reported from sw. Georgia, n. peninsular Florida and se. Alabama. Appears to have a core range in w. South Carolina and ne. Georgia, sporadic elsewhere in a fragmented range that involves broad areas devoid of specimens.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Possibly equivalent to Crataegus pentasperma Ashe, C. pearsonii Ashe and C. yadkinensis Ashe, but these types are unsettled.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA9, Lance (2014), Phipps, O’Kennon, & Lance (2003); < Crataegus flava W. Aiton — K1, RAB, S, W; >? Crataegus pearsonii W.W. Ashe — S13; ? Crataegus pentasperma W.W. Ashe, nomen dubium; >? Crataegus yadkinensis Beadle — S13. Basionym: Crataegus lancei J.B. Phipps 2008
Links to other floras: = Crataegus lancei - FNA9
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Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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