familyRosaceae
subfamilyRosaceae subfam. Amygdaloideae
genusCrataegus
sectionCrataegus sect. Coccineae
speciesCrataegus berberifolia
Crataegus berberifolia var. engelmannii
Rhodora 10: 76. 1908.
Endemic
Basionym: Crataegus engelmannii Sargent Bot. Gaz. 31: 2. 1901 (as engelmanni)
Synonyms: C. albicera Beadle C. bellica Sargent C. crus-galli var. bellica (Sargent) E. J. Palmer C. engelmannii var. sinistra (Beadle) E. J. Palmer C. hirtella Sargent C. munita Sargent C. pilifera Sargent C. setosa Beadle C. signata Beadle C. sinistra Sargent C. tenuis Sargent C. triumphalis Sargent C. vallicola
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 540.
Flowers 10–15 mm diam.; stamens 10, anthers usually pink.
Phenology: Flowering Apr; fruiting Sep–Nov.
Habitat: Brush
Elevation: 10–200 m
Distribution
Ala., Ark., Kans., La., Miss., Mo.
Discussion
Variety engelmannii is red-fruited and is the most common variety in Missouri; it extends without break from Kansas to Louisiana and Alabama. Crataegus signata possibly does not belong; it has three to five styles, and Beadle compares it to C. ashei (ser. Bracteatae) in his protologue.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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