Crataegus holmesiana W.W. Ashe. Common name: Holmes’s Hawthorn. Phenology: May; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Woodland borders, pastures, brushy fencerows. Distribution: Reported for WV; sporadic from ME to MN, s. to PA, IL.
ID notes: The often-elliptical fruit is a key diagnostic trait.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Allied to C. coccinea L. and C. pennsylvanica Ashe and possibly of hybrid origin.
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, FNA9, Il, Mi, S, Lance (2014); = Crataegus holmsiana — Pa. Basionym: Crataegus holmesiana Ashe 1899 [1900]
Links to other floras: = Crataegus holmesiana - FNA9
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Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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