familyRosaceae
subfamilyRosaceae subfam. Amygdaloideae
genusCrataegus
sectionCrataegus sect. Macracanthae
speciesCrataegus succulenta
Crataegus succulenta var. michiganensis
Brittonia 5: 489. 1946.
Endemic
Basionym: Crataegus michiganensis Ashe Bull. North Carolina Agric. Exp. Sta. 175: 111. 1900
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 519.
Leaves: blade ovate to broadly elliptic, proportionately wide (1.3–1.6:1). Inflorescence branches pubescent. Anthers white. Pomes 7–10 mm diam.
Phenology: Flowering May; fruiting Sep–Oct.
Habitat: Brush, field margins, open woodlands
Elevation: 200–300 m
Discussion
Variety michiganensis resembles var. succulenta but has white anthers. The similar but glabrate Crataegus tanuphylla Sargent was rediscovered in the 1990s in central Pennsylvania. Crataegus laxiflora Sargent [C. succulenta var. laxiflora (Sargent) Kruschke is similar to var. michiganensis] but has unusually lax inflorescences.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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