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Crataegus

not marked as a favorite taxon Crataegus mollis (Torrey & A. Gray) Scheele var. dumetosa (Sargent) Kruschke. Common name: Missouri Downy Hawthorn. Phenology: Mar-Apr; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Mesic woodlands, calcareous uplands, pastures. Distribution: Known from IN, IL, MO and AR, reported from e. TX, ne. GA (specimens from Pocket Branch, Pigeon Mountain, GA attributable to this variety).

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ID notes: The ovate or oval, unlobed or barely lobed leaves with cuneate or rounded bases tend to distinguish this variety.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA9, Lance (2014); = Crataegus dumetosa Sarg.; < Crataegus mollis (Torr. & A.Gray) Scheele — Ar, Il, K4. Basionym: Crataegus dumetosa Sarg. 1908

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

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (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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