Crataegus viridis Linnaeus var. lanceolata (Sargent) E.J. Palmer. Common name: Lanceleaf Green Hawthorn. Phenology: Late Mar-late Apr; Sep-Nov. Habitat: Moist forests and woodlands, streamsides, calcareous uplands. Distribution: SC to FL, w. to e. TX, AR; range sympatric with much of the typical variety of the species.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Assignment of var. lanceolata is sometimes problematic due to intermediacy of leaf shapes seen in the wide variation of var. viridis; this taxon perhaps deserving forma status.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA9, Lance (2014); > Crataegus interior Beadle; > Crataegus lanceolata Sarg. < Crataegus viridis L. — K4. Basionym: Crataegus lanceolata Sarg. 1908
Links to other floras: = Crataegus viridis var. lanceolata - FNA9
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Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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