ROSACEAE - - Rose Family

Crataegus intricata Lange — Entangled Hawthorn

Entangled Hawthorn (Crataegus intricata) - A shrub or small tree, 1-7 m. tall, with dark-gray or reddish-brown bark; leaf-blades round-ovate to ovate-oblong, 2-7 cm. long, usually acute, rounded or contracted at base, serrate or incised; sepals glandular-serrate, 4-9 mm. long; corolla 2-3 cm. broad; fruit globose to oblong, 9-15 mm. thick, yellow, orange or red (at maturity); nutlets 3-5.

Habitat:

Pastures, wooded hills, rock outcrops, thickets.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.

The range of Crataegus intricata (Entangled Hawthorn)

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].

The Georgia range of Crataegus intricata (Entangled Hawthorn)

Zomlefer, W.B., J.R. Carter, & D.E. Giannasi. 2014 (and ongoing). The Atlas of Georgia Plants. University of Georgia Herbarium (Athens, Georgia) and Valdosta State University Herbarium (Valdosta, Georgia). Available at: http://www.georgiaherbaria.org/.