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Crataegus

not marked as a favorite taxon Crataegus spathulata Michaux. Common name: Littlehip Hawthorn. Phenology: Apr-May; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Scrubland, pine-oak woodlands, bottomland forests, rocky uplands over mafic or calcareous substrates, oak savannas. Distribution: Se. Virginia and c. North Carolina south to panhandle Florida, west to e. Texas, north in the interior to c. Tennessee, sw. Missouri, e. Oklahoma; sporadic in Tennessee, sw. North Carolina.

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ID notes: This species is distinctive for its small, spatulate leaves (tending to be trilobed) and thin, flaking bark of the main trunk (multicolored green, brown, gray and yellowish).

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA9, G, Il, K1, NcTx, RAB, S, S13, Tn, W, Lance (2014), Phipps (1998). Basionym: Crataegus spathulata Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Crataegus spathulata - FNA9

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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Height: 12-36 ft.

plant sale text: Littlehip hawthorn is an attractive large native shrub to small tree with toothed, spoon-shaped leaves and spreading branches. Its leaves turn red to orange in the fall, and mature specimens also have beautiful honey-colored peeling bark, making it a striking ornamental species. Clusters of white flowers in the spring produce small, bright red edible fruits that are eaten by birds, and the thorny branches of littlehip hawthorn provide shelter for wildlife.

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native range: southeastern United States