Crataegus lassa Beadle var. colonica (Beadle) R.W. Lance. Common name: Bluffton Hawthorn. Phenology: Late Mar-Apr; Aug-Sep. Habitat: Oak-pine scrub and sandy uplands. Distribution: Se. NC to n. FL, west to n. SC, e. GA.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Morphology suggests the possibility of this entity being an intermediate form between C. lassa var. lassa and C. pexa.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Lance (2014); = Crataegus colonica Beadle — FNA9, S13; < Crataegus flava Aiton — RAB. Basionym: Crataegus colonica Beadle 1902
Links to other floras: = Crataegus colonica - FNA9
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Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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