Crataegus berberifolia Torrey & A. Gray var. berberifolia. Common name: Barberry Hawthorn. Phenology: Apr-May; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Mixed hardwood and pine forests. Distribution: C. VA south to n. FL, west to TX, MO; most common in LA, s. AR, e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Other Comments: Closely related to and sometimes intergrading with C. crus-galli; differing from that species by consistent pubescence on foliage, twigs, floral and fruit parts; 10-stamened forms of the normally 20-stamened C. berberifolia have been called C. engelmannii Sargent, here treated as C. berberifolia var. engelmannii.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA9, S, S13, Lance (2014); = n/a — RAB; < Crataegus berberifolia Torr. & A.Gray — Ar, K4. Basionym: Crataegus berberifolia Torr. & A.Gray 1840
Links to other floras: = Crataegus berberifolia var. berberifolia - FNA9
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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