Crataegus flava

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Crataegus flava
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Species: C. flava
Binomial name
Crataegus flava
Aiton
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Natural range of Crataegus flava from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: yellowleaf hawthorn, yellow hawthorn

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none[1]

Varieties: none[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

C. flava is an upland species occurring in habitats such as second growth mixed forests, deciduous woodlands, open pinelands, scrub oak woodlands, sand pine ridges, and oak-hickory woodlands. It is often found growing in sandy, well-drained soil. C. flava also makes use of disturbed areas such as right-of-ways, fence rows, and old fields.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, J. Kevin England, and Robert K. Godfrey. States and counties: Alabama: Marengo. Florida: Bay, Columbia, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Suwannee, Wakulla, and Walton.