Crataegus uniflora
| Crataegus uniflora | |
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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. uniflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Crataegus uniflora Münchh | |
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| Natural range of Crataegus uniflora from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: dwarf hawthorn
Contents
Taxonomic notes
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 (FSU Herbarium).
Distribution
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 (FSU Herbarium). This species can thrive in open light and shaded environments in moist loamy soils, dry sand, and loamy sands (FSU Herbarium). It also occurs in disturbed sandy soils associated with sand pine, longleaf pine, and turkey oak community (FSU Herbarium).
Associated species includes slash pine, sand pine, longleaf pine, turkey oak, red oak, post oak, mockernut hickory, magnolia, Viburnum rufidulum, and others (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
It has been observed flowering in April and July and fruiting in April and June (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: 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.
