Crataegus pruinosa (Wendl. f.) K. Koch var. pruinosa
Detail
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Botanical Name
- Crataegus pruinosa (Wendl. f.) K. Koch var. pruinosa
- Common Name
- Frosted Hawthorn
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Crataegus pruinosa (Wendl. f.) K. Koch var. pruinosa
- Comments
- The species is here fairly broadly defined. It is recognized generally by its entirely smooth leaves, elevated calyx, and hard greenish (often pruinose) pomes. A number of variations are given varietal status provisionally: 1.) var. dissona has dull green leaves and 10 stamens instead of the usual 15-20; 2.) var. parvula has smaller leaves; 3.) var. rugosa has leaf bases truncate or subcordate and white or pink anthers instead of the usual purplish color; 4.) var. gattingeri has an elongated central lobe to the leaf and smaller anthers. The accompanying map may include material fitting one or another of these descriptions.
- Habitat
- Old fields, clearings, and dry, often rocky, forests; habitat differences, if any, between varieties of Crataegus pruinosa are obscure. Common in the mountains; infrequent in the Piedmont.
- Native Status
- Native
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