Crataegus succulenta var. succulenta

Endemic
Synonyms: Crataegus membranacea Sargent C. vaga Sargent
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 red or pink. Pomes 7–10 mm diam.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun; fruiting Sep–Oct.
Habitat: Brush, field margins, open woodlands
Elevation: 20–800 m

Distribution

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Man., Ont., Que., Conn., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., N.H., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., R.I., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.

Discussion

Variety succulenta is found throughout the range of the species; it is less common southwards.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
James B. Phipps +
Schrader ex Link +
Crataegus sect. Macracanthae +
Man. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Conn. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, N.H. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, R.I. +, Tenn. +, Vt. +, Va. +, W.Va. +  and Wis. +
20–800 m +
Brush, field margins, open woodlands +
Flowering Apr–Jun +  and fruiting Sep–Oct. +
Crataegus membranacea +  and C. vaga +
Crataegus succulenta var. succulenta +
Crataegus succulenta +
variety +