Crataegus quaesita Beadle var. floridana (Sargent) R.W. Lance. Jacksonville Hawthorn. Phen: Late Mar-Apr; Aug-Sep. Hab: Oak-pine forests, sandy scrublands. Dist: Se. NC to c. GA, s. AL, s. to Panhandle and peninsular FL.
ID notes:Characteristic are the frequently spatulate leaves with a bluntly toothed or trilobate apex and small (6-8mm) fruits. Crataegus laxa Beadle may represent an intermediate entity with C. ravenelii Sargent.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = Lance (2014); = Crataegus floridana Sarg. – FNA9; <> Crataegus anisophylla; > Crataegus cirrata Beadle – S13; < Crataegus floridana Sarg. – S13; Crataegus versuta Beadle – S13; > Crataegus viaria Beadle – S13
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