Crataegus lucorum Sargent. Common name: Grove Hawthorn. Phenology: May; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Woodlands, streambanks. Distribution: Sporadic in NY, OH, IN, IL (w. VA?).
ID notes: The mostly ovate, glabrous leaves, 20 stamens, purplish anthers and lightly villous inflorescences are distinctive traits.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: This entity is assumed to be a hybrid derivative from members of the Tenuifoliae and Coccineae series, but hybrid status has not been confirmed, and the taxon is not locally distributed..
Synonymy ⓘ: = Mi; = Crataegus ×lucorum Sarg. (pro sp.) — FNA9. Basionym: Crataegus lucorum Sarg. 1901
Links to other floras: = Crataegus ×lucorum - FNA9
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