Flora of the Southeastern United States
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ROSACEAE

Crataegus spathulata Michaux. Littlehip Hawthorn. Phen: Apr-May; Sep-Oct. Hab: Scrubland, pine-oak woodlands, bottomland forests, rocky uplands over mafic or calcareous substrates. Dist: Se. VA and c. NC south to panhandle FL, west to e. TX, north in the interior to c. TN, sw. MO, e. OK; sporadic in TN, sw. NC.

ID notes: This species is distinctive for its small, spatulate leaves (tending to be trilobed) and thin, flaking bark of the main trunk (multicolored green, brown, gray and yellowish).

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Syn: = Ar, C, F, FNA9, G, K1, K3, NcTx, RAB, S, S2, Tn, W, Lance (2014), Phipps (1998)

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