Crataegus teres Beadle. Common name: Smooth Alabama Hawthorn. Phenology: Mar-Apr; Aug-Sep. Habitat: Pine-oak forests, sandy woodlands. Distribution: S. AL, possibly e. to GA.
ID notes: Crataegus teres is an unusual, glabrate entity of the series Lacrimatae, superficially resembling unrelated C. crus-galli.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Similar and assumed closely allied to C. florens Beadle, or possibly of intermediate origin.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA9, S13, Phipps, O’Kennon, & Lance (2003); = Crataegus alabamensis Beadle var. teres (Beadle) Lance — Lance (2014); < Crataegus flava Aiton — S. Basionym: Crataegus teres Beadle 1901
Links to other floras: = Crataegus teres - FNA9
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Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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