ROSACEAE - - Rose Family

Crataegus viridis Linnaeus — Green Hawthorn

Green Hawthorn (Crataegus viridis) - A small tree, to 12m., often planted as an ornamental. Trunk often long and sturdy, with scaly, mottled bark. Leaves variable, usually tapered at base. Fruit 5—8mm, often persistent into winter. All parts glabrous, though more variation in pubescence and fruit size and color is seen in TX.

Habitat:

Swamps, bottomland forests, alluvial woodlands, streamsides, wet flatwoods, and uplands where soils are often basic to calcareous.

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

The range of Crataegus viridis (Green 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 viridis (Green 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/.