Crataegus margaretiae W.W. Ashe var. brownii (Britton) Sargent. Common name: Brown's Hawthorn. Phenology: Apr-May; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Mesic to subxeric woodlands, thickets, pastures. Distribution: Sporadic in Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, reported from West Virginia, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
ID notes: This variant is characterized by small flowers (8-10 mm broad) and ellipsoid fruit.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Crataegus margarettae W.W. Ashe var. brownii (Britton) Sarg. — FNA9; = Crataegus margarettiae W.W. Ashe var. brownii (Britton) Sarg.; < Crataegus chrysocarpa W.W. Ashe — C, Pa; > Crataegus chrysocarpa W.W. Ashe — K1; > Crataegus margaretta W.W. Ashe var. brownei — G, orthographic variant; > Crataegus margaretta W.W. Ashe var. brownii (Britton) Sarg. — F; > Crataegus margaretta W.W. Ashe var. margaretta — F, G; ? Crataegus margarettiae W.W. Ashe — K1, orthographic variant. Basionym: Crataegus brownii Britton 1900
Links to other floras: = Crataegus margarettae var. brownii - FNA9
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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