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Crataegus

not marked as a favorite taxon Crataegus succulenta Schrader ex Link var. macracantha (Loddiges ex Loudon) Eggleston. Common name: Large-spine Hawthorn. Phenology: Late Apr-early Jun; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Rocky or mesic hardwood forests, upland pastures, clearings, shaley soils. Distribution: Ranging across all of southern Canada and ME to OR, s. in mountainous uplands to AZ, NM, e. to KS, n. MO, sw. VA, ?NC; the most widely distributed hawthorn in North America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Morphological variation across the broad range has promoted a complex taxonomy, particularly in the West. The entity macracantha is not vegetatively separable from C. succulenta in the eastern states, the larger anthers (1-1.5 mm) and fewer stamens (10) of macracantha being the distinguishing traits. In the Midwest, a pubescent form is known, C. pertomentosa Ashe.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Crataegus macracantha Lodd. ex Loudon — FNA9, G, Il, Gilman & Haines (2022); < Crataegus succulenta Schrad. ex Link — K4, Pa; > Crataegus succulenta Schrad. ex Link var. macracantha (Lodd. ex Loudon) Eggl. — F, G; > Crataegus succulenta Schrad. ex Link var. pertomentosa (Ashe) Kruschke — F, GrPl. Basionym: Crataegus macracantha Lodd. ex Loudon 1838

Links to other floras: = Crataegus macracantha - FNA9

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