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Crataegus

not marked as a favorite taxon Crataegus macrosperma W.W. Ashe. Common name: Eastern Hawthorn. Phenology: Apr-early May; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Mesic to subxeric hardwood forests, wooded slopes, rock outcrops, pastures, thickets, mountain balds and rocky summits. Distribution: Maine to Minnesota, south to Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas; C. macrosperma is widespread, particularly common in the Appalachians.

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ID notes: C. macrosperma is consistent in its adaxially lightly scabrous-pubescent young leaves, 5-10 stamens, and soft-textured mature fruit. The pyrenes are not unusually large (5-8 mm), so the epithet is somewhat a misnomer.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA9, K1, NY, Pa, Tat, Tn, W, Lance (2014); > Crataegus brainerdii Sarg. — C, Pa, misapplied to material in our area; < Crataegus flabellata (Bosc ex Spach) K.Koch — RAB; > Crataegus flabellata (Bosc ex Spach) K.Koch — C; > Crataegus fluviatilis Sarg. — Mi; < Crataegus macrosperma W.W. Ashe — S; > Crataegus macrosperma W.W. Ashe — S13; > Crataegus macrosperma W.W. Ashe var. macrosperma — F, G; > Crataegus macrosperma W.W. Ashe var. roanensis (Ashe) E.J.Palmer — F, G; > Crataegus roanensis W.W. Ashe — S13. Basionym: Crataegus macrosperma W.W. Ashe 1899 [1900]

Links to other floras: = Crataegus macrosperma - FNA9

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image #1 of Crataegus macrosperma© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Crataegus macrosperma© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Crataegus macrosperma© Keith Bradley
image #5 of Crataegus macrosperma© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Crataegus macrosperma© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Crataegus macrosperma© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Crataegus macrosperma© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
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