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aubépine scabride, rough hawthorn, scabrous hawthorn

Habit Shrubs, 30–50 dm. Trees, 40–60 dm.
Stems

twigs: new growth reddish early, glabrous, 1-year old deep tan, 2-years old tan to deep reddish brown, older dull gray;

thorns on twigs at 1-year old shiny, dark brown to nearly black, stout or slender, 4–6 cm.

trunk bark dark, very rough;

twigs ± flexuous, new growth pubescent, 1-year old brown, older grayish;

thorns on twigs absent or several, straight, 1–2-years old dark, slender, 3–4 cm.

Leaves

petiole slender, length 40–60% blade, sparsely pubescent or glabrous, eglandular or sessile-glandular;

blade short-ovate to ovate, broadly elliptic to narrowly rhombic, or ± trullate, 3–8 cm, base rounded to cuneate, lobes 3–5 per side, margins serrate, veins 5–7(or 8) per side, apex acute, abaxial surface glabrous, adaxial sparsely to densely appressed-pubescent young, glabrescent.

petiole slender, length 30–50% blade, pubescent, very sessile-glandular;

blade rhombic, 1.5–2.5 cm anthesis, 2–3 cm mature, thin, base cuneate, lobes 1(or 2) per side, sinuses moderately deep, well defined, lobe apex acute to ± obtuse, margins shallowly crenate, teeth gland-tipped, veins 3 per side, apex acute to subacute, abaxial surface glabrate, adaxial sparsely hairy young, glabrescent.

Inflorescences

6–10-flowered;

branches glabrous or villous.

3-flowered;

branches hairy;

bracteoles caducous, greenish, narrowly oblong, margins glandular.

Flowers

15–18 mm diam.;

hypanthium glabrous or pubescent;

sepals narrowly triangular, margins subentire or glandular-serrate;

stamens 7 or 8(–10), anthers pink;

styles 3 or 4.

15 mm diam.;

hypanthium sparsely pilose;

sepals narrowly triangular from wide bases, margins subentire to glandular on barely discernible teeth, abaxially glabrous;

stamens 20, anthers bright purple;

styles 3 or 4.

Pomes

reddish or orange-red, suborbicular, 6–9 mm diam., pruinose, glabrous or slightly pubescent;

sepals spreading to ± erose;

pyrenes 2–4, sides often pitted.

red, slightly pyriform, 9–12 mm diam., glabrous;

sepals reflexed;

pyrenes 3 or 4.

2n

= 51.

Crataegus scabrida

Crataegus egregia

Phenology Flowering Apr; fruiting Sep–Oct.
Habitat Open brush, open woodlands
Elevation 0–100 m (0–300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CT; MA; ME; MI; NH; NY; VA; VT; WI; NB; NS; ON; QC
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from FNA
AL; FL; GA; SC
Discussion

Varieties 4 (4 in the flora).

Crataegus scabrida is variable in leaf shape and size, as well as in pubescence of adaxial leaf surfaces and pedicels. The species falls into four reasonably well-marked varieties, only the first two of which are frequent. The range of the species as a whole is somewhat poorly documented because of frequent incorrect identification.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Crataegus egregia was described from Bristol, Florida, and is understood primarily from its type. It is in some ways like C. egens (ser. Lacrimatae) but with larger, more rhombic leaf blades, purple anthers, and where present, longer thorns. South Carolina specimens are thorny; the type material is thornless. Material represented by about six specimens, with similar leaves but more or less tomentose pedicels and much smaller pomes, is also known.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Key
1. Inflorescence branches glabrous
→ 2
1. Inflorescence branches villous
→ 3
2. Leaf blades ovate to narrowly rhombic, 4–7 cm.
var. scabrida
2. Leaf blades broadly elliptic, 3–5 cm.
var. cyclophylla
3. Leaf blades trullate or broadly trullate, 5–8 cm.
var. asperifolia
3. Leaf blades short-ovate to broadly elliptic, 4 cm.
var. egglestonii
Source FNA vol. 9, p. 523. FNA vol. 9, p. 613.
Parent taxa Rosaceae > subfam. Amygdaloideae > tribe Maleae > Crataegus > sect. Macracanthae > ser. Anomalae Rosaceae > subfam. Amygdaloideae > tribe Maleae > Crataegus > sect. Coccineae > ser. Apricae
Sibling taxa
C. aemula, C. aestivalis, C. alabamensis, C. alleghaniensis, C. annosa, C. aprica, C. aquacervensis, C. ashei, C. atrovirens, C. attrita, C. austromontana, C. beata, C. berberifolia, C. biltmoreana, C. brachyacantha, C. brainerdii, C. brazoria, C. brittonii, C. buckleyi, C. calpodendron, C. castlegarensis, C. chrysocarpa, C. coccinea, C. coccinioides, C. cognata, C. collina, C. colonica, C. communis, C. compacta, C. condigna, C. craytonii, C. crocea, C. crus-galli, C. cupressocollina, C. delawarensis, C. dispar, C. dodgei, C. douglasii, C. egens, C. egregia, C. enderbyensis, C. erythropoda, C. exilis, C. eximia, C. extraria, C. fecunda, C. flabellata, C. flava, C. florens, C. floridana, C. florifera, C. fluviatilis, C. formosa, C. frugiferens, C. furtiva, C. gattingeri, C. gaylussacia, C. gilva, C. greggiana, C. harbisonii, C. holmesiana, C. ignava, C. incilis, C. integra, C. intricata, C. invicta, C. iracunda, C. irrasa, C. jesupii, C. jonesiae, C. lacrimata, C. laevigata, C. lanata, C. lancei, C. lanuginosa, C. lassa, C. laurentiana, C. leonensis, C. lepida, C. levis, C. lumaria, C. macracantha, C. macrosperma, C. magniflora, C. margarettae, C. marshallii, C. mendosa, C. meridiana, C. mira, C. mollis, C. monogyna, C. munda, C. nananixonii, C. neobushii, C. nitida, C. oakesiana, C. okanaganensis, C. okennonii, C. opaca, C. opima, C. orbicularis, C. ouachitensis, C. padifolia, C. pennsylvanica, C. persimilis, C. pexa, C. phaenopyrum, C. phippsii, C. pinetorum, C. populnea, C. prona, C. pruinosa, C. pulcherrima, C. punctata, C. purpurella, C. quaesita, C. reverchonii, C. rivularis, C. rivuloadamensis, C. rivulopugnensis, C. roribacca, C. rubella, C. rubribracteolata, C. saligna, C. sargentii, C. schizophylla, C. schuettei, C. segnis, C. senta, C. sheila-phippsiae, C. sheridana, C. shuswapensis, C. sororia, C. spathulata, C. spes-aestatum, C. stolonifera, C. stonei, C. submollis, C. suborbiculata, C. succulenta, C. tecta, C. teres, C. texana, C. tracyi, C. triflora, C. turnerorum, C. uniflora, C. ursopedensis, C. venusta, C. viridis, C. visenda, C. wattiana, C. williamsii, C. wootoniana, C. ×atrorubens, C. ×bicknellii, C. ×coleae, C. ×collicola, C. ×disperma, C. ×dispessa, C. ×fretalis, C. ×incaedua, C. ×kelloggii, C. ×latebrosa, C. ×lucorum, C. ×rufula, C. ×sicca, C. ×vailiae
C. aemula, C. aestivalis, C. alabamensis, C. alleghaniensis, C. annosa, C. aprica, C. aquacervensis, C. ashei, C. atrovirens, C. attrita, C. austromontana, C. beata, C. berberifolia, C. biltmoreana, C. brachyacantha, C. brainerdii, C. brazoria, C. brittonii, C. buckleyi, C. calpodendron, C. castlegarensis, C. chrysocarpa, C. coccinea, C. coccinioides, C. cognata, C. collina, C. colonica, C. communis, C. compacta, C. condigna, C. craytonii, C. crocea, C. crus-galli, C. cupressocollina, C. delawarensis, C. dispar, C. dodgei, C. douglasii, C. egens, C. enderbyensis, C. erythropoda, C. exilis, C. eximia, C. extraria, C. fecunda, C. flabellata, C. flava, C. florens, C. floridana, C. florifera, C. fluviatilis, C. formosa, C. frugiferens, C. furtiva, C. gattingeri, C. gaylussacia, C. gilva, C. greggiana, C. harbisonii, C. holmesiana, C. ignava, C. incilis, C. integra, C. intricata, C. invicta, C. iracunda, C. irrasa, C. jesupii, C. jonesiae, C. lacrimata, C. laevigata, C. lanata, C. lancei, C. lanuginosa, C. lassa, C. laurentiana, C. leonensis, C. lepida, C. levis, C. lumaria, C. macracantha, C. macrosperma, C. magniflora, C. margarettae, C. marshallii, C. mendosa, C. meridiana, C. mira, C. mollis, C. monogyna, C. munda, C. nananixonii, C. neobushii, C. nitida, C. oakesiana, C. okanaganensis, C. okennonii, C. opaca, C. opima, C. orbicularis, C. ouachitensis, C. padifolia, C. pennsylvanica, C. persimilis, C. pexa, C. phaenopyrum, C. phippsii, C. pinetorum, C. populnea, C. prona, C. pruinosa, C. pulcherrima, C. punctata, C. purpurella, C. quaesita, C. reverchonii, C. rivularis, C. rivuloadamensis, C. rivulopugnensis, C. roribacca, C. rubella, C. rubribracteolata, C. saligna, C. sargentii, C. scabrida, C. schizophylla, C. schuettei, C. segnis, C. senta, C. sheila-phippsiae, C. sheridana, C. shuswapensis, C. sororia, C. spathulata, C. spes-aestatum, C. stolonifera, C. stonei, C. submollis, C. suborbiculata, C. succulenta, C. tecta, C. teres, C. texana, C. tracyi, C. triflora, C. turnerorum, C. uniflora, C. ursopedensis, C. venusta, C. viridis, C. visenda, C. wattiana, C. williamsii, C. wootoniana, C. ×atrorubens, C. ×bicknellii, C. ×coleae, C. ×collicola, C. ×disperma, C. ×dispessa, C. ×fretalis, C. ×incaedua, C. ×kelloggii, C. ×latebrosa, C. ×lucorum, C. ×rufula, C. ×sicca, C. ×vailiae
Subordinate taxa
C. scabrida var. asperifolia, C. scabrida var. cyclophylla, C. scabrida var. egglestonii, C. scabrida var. scabrida
Synonyms C. brainerdii var. scabrida
Name authority Sargent: Rhodora 3: 29. (1901) Beadle: Biltmore Bot. Stud. 1: 82. (1902)
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