familyRosaceae
subfamilyRosaceae subfam. Amygdaloideae
genusCrataegus
sectionCrataegus sect. Macracanthae
speciesCrataegus scabrida
Crataegus scabrida var. cyclophylla
Publ. Bot. Milwaukee Public Mus. 3: 170. 1965.
Conservation concernEndemic
Basionym: Crataegus cyclophylla Sargent Rhodora 7: 210. 1905
Synonyms: C. brainerdii var. cyclophylla (Sargent) E. J. Palmer
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 524.
Leaf blades broadly elliptic, 3–5 cm, adaxial surface sparsely to densely appressed-pubescent young, glabrescent. Inflorescence branches glabrous. Flowers: hypanthium glabrous.
Phenology: Flowering May–Jun; fruiting Sep–Oct.
Habitat: Brush, roadsides, woodland edges
Elevation: 20–200 m
Distribution
Ont., Conn., Mass., Vt.
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Variety cyclophylla grows in southern New England and eastern Ontario.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.