Crataegus intricata Lange var. fortunata (Beadle) R.W. Lance. Common name: Yellow-fruited Hawthorn. Phenology: May; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Hardwood forest edges, rock outcrops, thickets. Distribution: PA and WV; disjunct in w. NC (known in NC only from Chimney Rock Mountain in Rutherford County).
ID notes: Yellow fruit, pink anthers and rather thick-textured leaves distinguish this taxon from other regional varieties of C. intricata.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Lance (2014); = Crataegus fortunata Sarg.; < Crataegus flabellata (Bosc ex Spach) K.Koch — RAB; < Crataegus intricata Lange — Pa; < Crataegus rubella Beadle — FNA9. Basionym: Crataegus fortunata Sarg. 1910
Links to other floras: < Crataegus rubella - FNA9
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Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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