ROSACEAE - - Rose Family

Crataegus phaenopyrum (Linnaeus f.) Medikus — Washington Hawthorn

Washington Hawthorn (Crataegus phaenopyrum) - A small tree, to 8m. Widely cultivated, and naturalizing in area where it may not have been native. Leaves lobed, often rather maplelike, glossy above, with main side veins running to sinuses and lobes. Fruit 4—6mm diam., red, lustrous, persist into winter. Twigs glabrous. Bark gray, scaly.

Habitat:

Upland forests, floodplain forests, pastures, thickets, disturbed areas, sometimes locally abundant.

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

The range of Crataegus phaenopyrum (Washington 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 phaenopyrum (Washington 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/.