Crataegus viridis Linnaeus var. viridis. Common name: Green Hawthorn, Greenhaw. Phenology: Late Mar-late Apr; Sep-Nov. Habitat: Swamps, bottomland forests, alluvial woodlands, streamsides, wet flatwoods, and uplands where soils are often basic to calcareous. Distribution: MD to n. FL, w. MO, c. TX; absent or rare on Appalachian Plateau.
ID notes: One of our largest hawthorn species, frequently reaching treelike proportions (5-10 m tall, trunk 10-40 cm diameter). The orange-red fruits often persist on the bare branches into winter, sometimes until the following spring. Bark of the trunk is usually mottled with patterns of gray, reddish-brown, and greenish-gray coloration, due to the dehiscing layers of scales and plates.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, FNA9, G, Lance (2014); > Crataegus interior Beadle — S13; > Crataegus penita Beadle — S13; < Crataegus viridis L. — Ar, C, Il, K4, NcTx, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, W; > Crataegus viridis L. — S13; > Crataegus vulsa Beadle — S13; Crataegus viridis L. Basionym: Crataegus viridis L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Crataegus viridis var. viridis - FNA9
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (name change)
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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