ROSACEAE
Crataegus margaretiae Ashe var. margaretiae . Margaret's Hawthorn. Phen: Apr-May; Sep-Oct. Hab: Mesic hardwood forests, streamside thickets, pastures. Dist: PA west to WI, IA, south to w. VA, MO {TN, w. VA}.
ID notes: This species is distinctive in its widely obovate to nearly orbicular leaves with obtuse lobes, petioles often as long as the blade.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Syn: = Crataegus margaretta – S, S2, Tn, Lance (2014); = Crataegus margarettae var. margarettae – FNA9; < Crataegus chrysocarpa – C, Pa; > Crataegus chrysocarpa – K1; ? Crataegus margaretta – Mi; > Crataegus margaretta var. brownei – G, (orthographic variant); > Crataegus margaretta var. brownii – F; > Crataegus margaretta var. margaretta – F, G; ? Crataegus margarettiae – K1, orthographic variant
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