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.
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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