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Crataegus phaenopyrum (Linnaeus f.) Medikus. Common name: Washington Hawthorn. Phenology: May-early Jun; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Mesic upland woodlands, floodplain forests, pastures, thickets, disturbed areas, sometimes locally abundant. Distribution: Native range presumed to be PA south to SC, west to sw. MO, AR; also c. and s. AL s. to n. FL; naturalized populations originating from widespread cultivation may be involved in parts of this range, with additional expansions becoming evident.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy : = Ar, C, FNA9, G, Il, K1, K3, Mi, NcTx, Pa, RAB, S13, Tat, Tn, W, Lance (2014); > Crataegus phaenopyrum (L.f.) Medik. – F, S; > Crataegus populifolia – S; > Crataegus youngii Sarg. – F

Links to other floras: = Crataegus phaenopyrum - FNA9

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily : 6

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Height: to 30 ft.

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native range: eastern United States