familyRosaceae
subfamilyRosaceae subfam. Amygdaloideae
genusCrataegus
speciesCrataegus ×sicca
nothovarietyCrataegus ×sicca nothovar. sicca
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Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 642.
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| − | --><p>The small size of plant and leaves, with a certain amount of villosity, suggests <i>Crataegus | + | --><p>The small size of plant and leaves, with a certain amount of villosity, suggests <i>Crataegus margaretta</i> as one parent; the thorns, flowers, pomes, and leaf shape suggest <i>C. pruinosa </i>var.<i> pruinosa</i> for the other.</p> |
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Latest revision as of 17:33, 16 February 2025
Shrubs, 20–30 dm. Stems: thorns 3–5 cm. Leaf blades: lobe apex acute, surfaces sparsely villous young, glabrescent. Inflorescence branches sparsely, sometimes densely, villous. Flowers 18–20 mm diam. Pomes pale orange, strongly pruinose.
Phenology: Flowering Apr; fruiting Sep–Oct.
Habitat: Brush
Elevation: 100–200 m
Discussion
Nothovariety sicca is scattered throughout southern Missouri.
The small size of plant and leaves, with a certain amount of villosity, suggests Crataegus margaretta as one parent; the thorns, flowers, pomes, and leaf shape suggest C. pruinosa var. pruinosa for the other.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.