Crataegus brachyacantha Sargent & Engelmann. Common name: Blueberry Hawthorn. Phenology: Apr; Sep. Habitat: Oak flatwoods, bottomland forests, margins of prairies and saline barrens, pine flatwoods. Distribution: LA, s. AR, se. OK, e. TX; one historic, disjunct record in sw. GA.
ID notes: The only eastern hawthorn bearing black fruit, appearing blue due to an exterior waxy bloom.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA9, NcTx, S, S13, Lance (2014), Phipps (1998), Phipps, O’Kennon, & Lance (2003). Basionym: Crataegus brachyacantha Sarg. & Engelm. 1882
Links to other floras: = Crataegus brachyacantha - FNA9
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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native range: southern United States
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