Crataegus schuettei var. gigantea

Kruschke

J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 473. 2008.

Conservation concernEndemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 566. Mentioned on page 565.
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Leaf blades ± ovate, 3–6 cm, base rounded to broadly cuneate, sinuses shallow (max LII 15–20%). Inflorescence branches glabrous. Flowers 24–26 mm diam. Pomes 15–20 mm diam.


Phenology: Flowering May; fruiting Sep–Oct.
Habitat: Brush, field margins, woodland edges
Elevation: 300 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Variety gigantea is only known from Wisconsin and is hardly differentiated from var. schuettei except by its much larger flowers and larger fruit.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.