Crataegus succulenta Schrader ex Link var. succulenta. Common name: Fleshy Hawthorn. Phenology: Apr-Jun; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Rocky summits, mesic forests, upland pastures, especially over basic soil or mafic substrates. Distribution: Widespread from eastern Canada and Great Lakes area to New England, s. from MN to n. MO, OH, PA, extending along the Appalachians in WV, VA and NC.
ID notes: The obovate or suborbicular leaves with reticulate venation, numerous long thorns (5-9 cm long), and pitted pyrenes is a definitive combination of traits distinguishing this species in our area.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: The true genetic relationship of this 20-stamened, smaller-anthered (0.5-1 mm) entity to the 10-stamened and wide-ranging macracantha is problematic in our region.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA9, NY, Pa, RAB, S, W, Lance (2014); = Crataegus succulenta Schrad. ex Link — Il, Gilman & Haines (2022); < Crataegus succulenta Schrad. ex Link — K4, Mi; > Crataegus succulenta Schrad. ex Link var. succulenta — F, G; > Crataegus vernans Ashe. Basionym: Crataegus succulenta Schrad. ex Link 1831
Links to other floras: = Crataegus succulenta var. succulenta - FNA9
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Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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