Crataegus pulcherrima W.W. Ashe var. opima (Beadle) R.W. Lance. Common name: Broad-leaved Beautiful Hawthorn. Phenology: Apr; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Hardwood and hardwood-pine forests, ravines, mesic slopes. Distribution: Sw. GA, s. & c. AL, MS, e. TX.
ID notes: This variety displays proportionally broader foliage than the typical variety, and usually has shallow, obtuse or rounded lobes.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Broadly defined, this variety incorporates several marginally distinct species described by Beadle, some of which are upheld as species in Phipps (2014d).
Synonymy ⓘ: = Lance (2014); = Crataegus opima Beadle — FNA9; > Crataegus abstrusa Beadle — S13; > Crataegus illustris Beadle — S13; > Crataegus inanis Beadle — S13; > Crataegus opima Beadle — S13, Phipps, O'Kennon, & Dvorsky (2006); < Crataegus pulcherrima Ashe — S13, Phipps, O'Kennon, & Dvorsky (2006); > Crataegus pulcherrima Ashe. Basionym: Crataegus opima Beadle 1901
Links to other floras: = Crataegus opima - FNA9
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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