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Common names: Bluffton Hawthorn; Sandhill Hawthorn
 
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==Taxonomic Notes==
 
==Taxonomic Notes==
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Synonyms: ''Crataegus colonica'' Beadle; ''C. constans'' Beadle; ''C. dolosa'' Beadle; ''C. flava''; ''C. integra'' Beadle; ''C. sodalis'' Beadle.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
  
Varieties: ''C. lassa'' var. ''colonica'', ''C. lassa'' var. ''integra'', ''C. lassa'' var. ''lanata'', ''C. lassa'' var. ''lassa'', ''C. lassa'' var. ''recurva''
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Varieties: ''Crataegus lassa'' Beadle var. ''colonica'' (Beadle) R.W. Lance, ''C. lassa'' Beadle var. ''integra'' (Beadle) R.W. Lance, ''C. lassa'' Beadle var. ''lanata'' (Beadle) R.W. Lance, ''C. lassa'' Beadle var. ''lassa'', ''C. lassa'' Beadle var. ''recurva'' (Beadle) R.W. Lance.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
  
 
==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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''C. lassa'' is a perennial shrub/tree that belongs to the Rosaceae family.<ref>USDA, NRCS. (2016). The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 22 April 2019). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.</ref> It is typically small and of arborescent habit <ref name="Herbarium">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Helen Roth, Sidney McDaniel, Charles T Bryson, Nancy B. Bryson, John Gwaltney, and Laurie Gwaltney.
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States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden and Walton. </ref>.
  
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==Distribution==
  
''C. lassa'' belongs to the Rosaceae family. It is typically small and of arborescent habit <ref name="Herbarium">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Helen Roth, Sidney McDaniel, Charles T Bryson, Nancy B. Bryson, John Gwaltney, and Laurie Gwaltney.
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The distribution of ''C. lassa'' ranges from Alabama to central North Carolina <ref name= "Weakley"/>
States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden and Walton. </ref>.
 
  
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''C. lassa'' is found in oak-pine scrub, xeric woodlands, upland scrublands, sandy uplands, and most commonly in soils of rapid drainage and deep sand.<ref name="Weakley">Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref>. It has been observed in dry loamy sand bordering a pond, on a ridge, and other disturbed areas. <ref name= "Herbarium"/>
  
 
''C. lassa'' is found in oak-pine scrub and sandy uplands <ref name="Weakley">Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref>.
 
 
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''C. lassa'' typically flowers during late March and April as well as between August and September.<ref name="Weakley"/>
''C. lassa'' typically flowers during March and April <ref name="Weakley"/>.
 
 
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==Conservation and Management==
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==Conservation, cultivation, and restoration==
  
==Cultivation and restoration==
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==Cultural use==
 
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==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==

Latest revision as of 08:19, 22 June 2022

Common names: Bluffton Hawthorn; Sandhill Hawthorn

Crataegus lassa
Crataegus lassa SEF.jpg
Photo by the Southeastern Flora Plant Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Species: C. lassa
Binomial name
Crataegus lassa
Beadle
CRAT LASS DIST.JPG
Natural range of Crataegus lassa from Weakley [1]

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Crataegus colonica Beadle; C. constans Beadle; C. dolosa Beadle; C. flava; C. integra Beadle; C. sodalis Beadle.[2]

Varieties: Crataegus lassa Beadle var. colonica (Beadle) R.W. Lance, C. lassa Beadle var. integra (Beadle) R.W. Lance, C. lassa Beadle var. lanata (Beadle) R.W. Lance, C. lassa Beadle var. lassa, C. lassa Beadle var. recurva (Beadle) R.W. Lance.[2]

Description

C. lassa is a perennial shrub/tree that belongs to the Rosaceae family.[3] It is typically small and of arborescent habit [4].

Distribution

The distribution of C. lassa ranges from Alabama to central North Carolina [5]

Ecology

Habitat

C. lassa is found in oak-pine scrub, xeric woodlands, upland scrublands, sandy uplands, and most commonly in soils of rapid drainage and deep sand.[5]. It has been observed in dry loamy sand bordering a pond, on a ridge, and other disturbed areas. [4]

Phenology

C. lassa typically flowers during late March and April as well as between August and September.[5]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. Weakley, Alan S. 2015. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 1320 pp.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  3. USDA, NRCS. (2016). The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 22 April 2019). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Helen Roth, Sidney McDaniel, Charles T Bryson, Nancy B. Bryson, John Gwaltney, and Laurie Gwaltney. States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden and Walton.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.