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Revision as of 10:55, 22 April 2019
Common names: Bluffton Hawthorn; Sandhill Hawthorn
| Crataegus lassa | |
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| 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 | |
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| Natural range of Crataegus lassa from Weakley [1] | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: Crataegus colonica Beadle; C. integra Beadle; C. lanata Beadle; C. flava Aiton; C. amica Beadle; C. arguta Beadle; C. illudens Beadke; C. inops Beadle; C. meridiana Beadle; C. pearsonii W.W. Ashe; C. michauxii Persoon; C. recurva Beadle
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
Description
C. lassa belongs to the Rosaceae family. It is typically small and of arborescent habit [2].
Distribution
The distribution of C. lassa ranges from Alabama to central North Carolina [3]
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.[3]. It has been observed in dry loamy sand bordering a pond, on a ridge, and other disturbed areas. [2]
Phenology
C. lassa typically flowers during late March and April as well as between August and September.[3]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
