Crataegus lepida Beadle. Common name: Pygmy Hawthorn. Phenology: Apr; Aug-Sep. Habitat: Xeric, sandy soils of open pinelands, wiregrass-dominated roadsides and forest edges, oak-pine scrub. Distribution: S. GA south to c. peninsular FL
ID notes: C. lepida is distinctive in bearing a preponderance of oval to orbicular, 1-2 cm leaves, short thorns and a dwarfish habit.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: The entity Crataegus condigna Beadle may represent an intermediate form of Crataegus lepida with Crataegus ravenelii Sargent; placed as a priority name for C. ravenelii in FNA9.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA9, Lance (2014); = n/a — RAB; > Crataegus condigna Beadle — S13; > Crataegus lepida Beadle — S13; Crataegus lepida Beadle — (basionym)
Links to other floras: = Crataegus lepida - FNA9
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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