Crataegus nitida (Engelm. ex Britton & N.E.Br.) Sarg.. Common name: Shining Hawthorn. Phenology: Apr; Oct-Nov. Habitat: Alluvial forests. Distribution: S. IL, e. MO, e. AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Described in the early 1900's as common in the Mississippi River floodplains near St. Louis; few subsequent documentations are known from the assumed natural range. Morphology is similar to typical C. viridis, differing primarily in larger fruit (often 10-12 mm) and thicker, glossy leaves with larger serrations. This entity has been variously interpreted in the literature as a species, a variety and an interserial hybrid; living cultivated specimens suggest a hybrid origin between C. viridis and C. crus-galli.
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, FNA9, Il; = Crataegus ×nitida (Engelm.) Sarg.; < Crataegus viridis L. — K4. Basionym: Crataegus viridis L. var. nitida Engelm. ex Britton & N.E.Brown 1897
Links to other floras: = Crataegus nitida - FNA9
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