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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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