Crataegus berberifolia Torrey & A. Gray var. berberifolia . Barberry Hawthorn. Phen: Apr-May; Aug-Oct. Hab: Mixed hardwood and pine forests. Dist: C. VA south to n. FL, west to TX, MO; most common in LA, s. AR, e. TX.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Other Comments: Closely related to and sometimes intergrading with C. crus-galli; differing from that species by consistent pubescence on foliage, twigs, floral and fruit parts; 10-stamened forms of the normally 20-stamened C. berberifolia have been called C. engelmannii Sargent, here treated as C. berberifolia var. engelmannii.

Synonymy: = C, FNA9, K1, S, S13, Lance (2014); = n/a – RAB; < Crataegus berberifolia Torr. & A.Gray – Ar, K3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily: 7