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Crataegus

not marked as a favorite taxon Crataegus mollis (Torrey & A. Gray) Scheele var. meridionalis (Sargent) Lance. Common name: Southern Downy Hawthorn. Phenology: Mar-Apr; Oct-Nov. Habitat: Prairies, streamsides, scrubland. Distribution: Rare and sporadic in central and s. AL and MS, primarily distributed in the Black Belt / Jackson Prairie ecoregion.

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ID notes: This southern form of C. mollis is distinguished by its elliptical, unlobed leaves; the range is east-peripheral to the range of typical C. mollis.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA9; = Crataegus meridionalis Sarg.; < Crataegus mollis (Torr. & A.Gray) Scheele — K4. Basionym: Crataegus meridionalis Sarg. 1920

Links to other floras: = Crataegus mollis var. meridionalis - FNA9

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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