Difference between revisions of "Crataegus pulcherrima"
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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''Crataegus pulcherrima'' is a small understory tree, usually with a single main trunk and bushy crown (FSU Herbarium). It's bark tends to be thickish, dark gray, and rough, or broken into small blocks(FSU Herbarium). | ''Crataegus pulcherrima'' is a small understory tree, usually with a single main trunk and bushy crown (FSU Herbarium). It's bark tends to be thickish, dark gray, and rough, or broken into small blocks(FSU Herbarium). | ||
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==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
==References and notes== | ==References and notes== | ||
| − | Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: June 2014. | + | Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: R. A. Norris, Robert K. Godfrey, and R. Komarek. States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Wakulla, and Washington. Georgia: Grady. |
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| − | States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Wakulla, and Washington. Georgia: Grady. | ||
Revision as of 18:06, 5 August 2015
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| photo by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Crataegus |
| Species: | C. pulcherrima |
| Binomial name | |
| Crataegus pulcherrima Ashe | |
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| Natural range of Crataegus pulcherrima from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: beautiful hawthorn
Contents
Description
Crataegus pulcherrima is a small understory tree, usually with a single main trunk and bushy crown (FSU Herbarium). It's bark tends to be thickish, dark gray, and rough, or broken into small blocks(FSU Herbarium).
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
C. pulcherrima can be found in upland mixed hardwood communities, longleaf pine-oak forests, longleaf pine-scrub oak sand ridges, and holly-mixed hardwood forests (FSU Herbarium). It seems to prefer sandy soils, and can be found in well-drained soil occurring over limerock (FSU Herbarium). This species also occurs more frequently in stands with a low second growth of hardwoods (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
It has been observed flowering in March, April, and May (FSU Herbarium). Fruiting has been observed in May, June, September, and October (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: R. A. Norris, Robert K. Godfrey, and R. Komarek. States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Wakulla, and Washington. Georgia: Grady.
