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Crataegus

not marked as a favorite taxon Crataegus austromontana Beadle. Common name: Valley Head Hawthorn, Southern Mountain Hawthorn. Phenology: Apr; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Mountain woodlands, over sandstone or calcareous rock. Distribution: N. AL, nw. GA, c. and se. TN? Recently verified form Paint Rock, AL, and in nw. GA (R. Lance, pers.comm., 2023).

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: A rare taxa described from the Sand Mountain area, closely related to C. triflora Chapman but having 10 stamens per flower, large, roundish leaves and a straggling growth habit. Possibly a local variant form of C. triflora.

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA9, S13, Tn, Phipps, Lance, & Dvorsky (2006). Basionym: Crataegus austromontana Beadle 1899

Links to other floras: = Crataegus austromontana - FNA9

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