Crataegus ouachitensis E.J. Palmer. Common name: Ouachita Hawthorn. Phenology: Apr; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Thickets along streams, rocky ridges and slopes. Distribution: Endemic to the Ouachita Mountain region of AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: This species presents intermediate morphology between series Intricatae and Pruinosae, and its true serial placement is in question. Putative hybrids with Crataegus marshallii that have been previously designated as var. minor Palmer have been assigned nothospecies status. See Witsell & Lance (2024) for discussion of this species.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Crataegus ouachitensis E.J.Palmer var. ouachitensis — FNA9; < Crataegus intricata Lange. Basionym: Crataegus ouachitensis E.J.Palmer 1926
Links to other floras: = Crataegus ouachitensis var. ouachitensis - FNA9
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Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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