Crataegus intricata Lange var. intricata . Common name: Entangled Hawthorn. Phenology: Late Apr-May; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Pastures, wooded hills, rock outcrops, thickets. Distribution: VT to MI, IL, s. to GA, AR; relatively common in the Appalachian region.

ID notes: Basic defining characters are 10 stamens; white or yellowish anthers; hard, greenish or ruddy-blushed fruits with an elevated calyx; glabrous, glandular leaves; slender thorns and frequently shrubby habit.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Broadly defined, C. intricata is a variable taxon incorporating numerous genotypes and minor local forms. Significant entities are segregated into several varieties.

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, S, Tn, W, Lance (2014); ~ Crataegus beadlei Ashe; < Crataegus flabellata (Bosc ex Spach) K.Koch — RAB; > Crataegus foetida Ashe — Tat; < Crataegus intricata Lange — Ar, FNA9, Il, Mi, NY, Pa; >< Crataegus intricata Lange — Tat; Crataegus intricata Lange var. intricata; > Crataegus intricata Lange var. intricata — F, G; > Crataegus lentula Ashe — F; > Crataegus rubescens Ashe — F; > Crataegus virgata Ashe — F. Basionym: Crataegus intricata Lange 1895

Links to other floras: < Crataegus intricata - FNA9

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