Crataegus pinetorum Beadle. Common name: Pineland Hawthorn. Phenology: Apr; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Upland hardwood and hardwood-pine forests, rock outcrops. Distribution: Nw. SC, n. GA, n. & c. AL, and MS.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: A shrubby, infrequently seen member of Series Pulcherrimae, differing from C. pulcherrima by its small leaves with fine, obtuse serrations, shallow or no lobes, and sparse adaxial hairs on midvein in spring. Plants recently found in Greenville Co, SC with abundant elliptical, unlobed leaves are provisionally assigned to this species.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA9; < Crataegus intricata Lange — K4. Basionym: Crataegus pinetorum Beadle 1900
Links to other floras: = Crataegus pinetorum - FNA9
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