Crataegus ignava Beadle. Common name: Valley Head Hawthorn. Phenology: Apr; Aug-Sep. Habitat: Upland pine and pine-oak forests, clay soils. Distribution: Ec. SC to sw. GA, north to n. AL and n. GA.
ID notes: It is most distinct in its glabrate inflorescences and leaves and its 15-20 stamens with pink to rose anthers.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Related to C. alleghaniensis Beadle, and possibly a form of it, but C. ignava is more frequently seen across our area.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA9; = n/a — RAB; > Crataegus alleghaniensis Beadle var. extraria (Beadle) Lance — Lance (2014); > Crataegus alleghaniensis Beadle var. ignava (Beadle) Lance — Lance (2014); > Crataegus extraria Beadle — S13; > Crataegus ignava Beadle — S13; > Crataegus impar Beadle — S13. Basionym: Crataegus ignava Beadle 1901
Links to other floras: = Crataegus ignava - FNA9
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Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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