Crataegus pruinosa (H.L. Wendland) K. Koch var. pruinosa. Common name: Frosted Hawthorn. Phenology: Apr-May; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Upland hardwood forests, pastures, rock outcrops, mountain summits and balds, sometimes colonial or locally abundant. Distribution: ME to WI, IA, s. to NC, TN, AR.
ID notes: The presence of a waxy bloom on the mature fruit (pruinose) is not always evident. Foliage and floral parts are usually entirely glabrous on plants in our region.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA9, Pa, S, W; Mespilus pruinosa H.L.Wendl.; > Crataegus arcana Beadle — S13; < Crataegus flabellata (Bosc ex Spach) K.Koch — RAB; > Crataegus gattingeri Ashe — F; > Crataegus gattingeri Ashe var. gattingeri — G; > Crataegus gattingeri Ashe var. rigida E.J.Palmer — G; > Crataegus georgiana Sarg. — S13; < Crataegus pruinosa (H.L.Wendl.) K.Koch — Ar, GrPl, Il, NY, Tat; >< Crataegus pruinosa (H.L.Wendl.) K.Koch — Tn; > Crataegus pruinosa (H.L.Wendl.) K.Koch var. delawarensis (Sarg.) E.J.Palmer — F, G; > Crataegus pruinosa (H.L.Wendl.) K.Koch var. gattingeri (Ashe) Lance — Lance (2014); > Crataegus pruinosa (H.L.Wendl.) K.Koch var. pruinosa — F, G, Lance (2014); > Crataegus rugosa Ashe — F, G; > Crataegus rustica Beadle — S13; > Crataegus vicinalis Beadle — S13. Basionym: Mespilus pruinosa H.L.Wendl. 1823
Links to other floras: = Crataegus pruinosa var. pruinosa - FNA9
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Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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