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==Distribution==
 
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Found from New York and New Jersey south to north Florida, west to east Texas and northeast to south Missouri<ref name=wildflower>[[http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CRUN]]Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Accessed: April 15, 2016</ref>.
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Found from New York and New Jersey south to north Florida, west to east Texas and northeast to south Missouri.<ref name=wildflower>[[http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CRUN]]Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Accessed: April 15, 2016</ref>
  
 
==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==

Revision as of 12:23, 12 August 2016

Crataegus uniflora
Crataegus uniflora Gil.jpg
photo by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Crataegus
Species: C. uniflora
Binomial name
Crataegus uniflora
Münchh
CRAT UNIF dist.jpg
Natural range of Crataegus uniflora from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: dwarf hawthorn

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Crataegus gregalis Beadle; C. arenicola W.W. Ashe; C. raleighensis W.W. Ashe; C. pentaneura W.W. Ashe

Description

A description of Crataegus uniflora is provided in The Flora of North America. This species has been described as a small, tree-like, scraggly scrub.[1]

Distribution

Found from New York and New Jersey south to north Florida, west to east Texas and northeast to south Missouri.[2]

Ecology

Habitat

This species has been observed in semi open, mixed hardwood woodlands, sandy ridges, slopes, and within stands of slash pine on sandy soils. Thrives in open light and shaded environments in moist loamy soils, dry sand, and loamy sands. It also occurs in disturbed sandy soils associated with sand pine, longleaf pine, and turkey oak community[1].

Associated species includes slash pine, sand pine, longleaf pine, turkey oak, red oak, post oak, mockernut hickory, magnolia, Viburnum rufidulum, and others[1].

Phenology

C. uniflora is a hermaphroditic species[3] with inferior ovaries[4]. It has been observed flowering in April and July and fruiting in April and June[1].

Pollination

Pollinated by midges[3].

Use by animals

Fruits are eaten by several species of birds. The dense branching supplies shelter to a variety of animals[5].

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Robert K. Godfrey, Loran C. Anderson, Angus Gholson, Wilson Baker, Cecil R Slaughter, Andre F. Clewell, Annie Schmidt, M. Boothe, B. Boothe, Kathleen Craddock Burks, and Richard Gaskalla. States and Counties: Florida: Alachua, Clay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, and Putnam.
  2. [[1]]Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Accessed: April 15, 2016
  3. 3.0 3.1 [[2]]Accessed: April 16, 2016
  4. [[3]]Accessed: April 16, 2016
  5. [[4]]Discover Life. Accessed: April 14, 2016