Crataegus sororia Beadle. Sister Hawthorn. Phen: Apr; Aug-Sep. Hab: Upland disturbed forests, scrublands, roadsides. Dist: C. NC to n. AL, s. to n. FL.
ID notes:Allied to C. aprica Beadle, but leaves are more suborbicular and flowers bear 20 stamens.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: A suspect hybrid taxon, Crataegus exilis Beadle, may represent intermediacy with Crataegus quaesita Beadle.
Synonymy: = FNA9; = Crataegus sororia Beadle var. sororia – Lance (2014), Phipps & Dvorsky (2007); > Crataegus consanguinea Beadle – S13; < Crataegus flava Aiton – RAB; > Crataegus leonensis E.J.Palmer; > Crataegus orbiculata Eggl. – Lance (2014)
Heliophily: 7
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