Crataegus alabamensis Beadle. Common name: Alabama Hawthorn. Phenology: Apr; Aug-Sep. Habitat: Upland pine and pine-oak forests over clay soil. Distribution: S. AL, reported from n. FL
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: The typical form of C. alabamensis has crenate-serrate, pubescent foliage and tomentose inflorescence parts. The similar C. ravenelii, C. florens, C. attrita, and C. teres are progressively more glabrate and of wider ranges; these interpreted as varieties of C. alabamensis in Lance (2011, 2014) and separate species in Phipps & Dvorsky (2008).
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA9, Lance (2014), Phipps, O’Kennon, & Lance (2003); > Crataegus adunca Beadle — S13; < Crataegus flava Aiton — RAB, S. Basionym: Crataegus alabamensis Beadle 1900
Links to other floras: = Crataegus alabamensis - FNA9
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Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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