Crataegus iracunda Beadle var. populnea (Ashe) Kruschke. Common name: Poplar Hawthorn. Habitat: Mesic to subxeric woodlands, brush, pastures. Distribution: NY w. to WI, s. to NC (n. SC?), TN, OH.
ID notes: This variety differs from the typical variety in its larger (4-7 cm), glabrous, broadly ovate to deltate leaf blade, larger flowers (15-18 mm in diameter) and more northerly distribution.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Tn, Lance (2014), Phipps, O’Kennon, & Lance (2003); > Crataegus brumalis Ashe — F; > Crataegus compta Sarg. — F; < Crataegus flabellata (Bosc ex Spach) K.Koch — C, RAB; > Crataegus gravis Ashe — F; > Crataegus iracunda Beadle var. brumalis (Ashe) Kruschke — F, G; > Crataegus prona Ashe — FNA9, S13; > Crataegus stolonifera Sarg. — F, FNA9, Tat. Basionym: Crataegus populnea Ashe 1902
Links to other floras: > Crataegus stolonifera - FNA9; > Crataegus prona - FNA9
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Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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