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aubépine scabride, rough hawthorn, scabrous hawthorn

Albany hawthorn

Habit Shrubs, 30–50 dm. Shrubs or trees, 30–60 dm, branches ± weeping.
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.

twigs: new growth densely appressed-white-pubescent, 1-year old purple-brown, older deep gray, relatively stout;

thorns on twigs absent or few, straight, 1-year old purple-brown, ± stout, 2–3 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 length 20–25% blade, broadly winged distally, pubescent, glandular;

blade broadly obtrullate or obdeltate to obtrullate, 1.5–2.5 cm (length/width = 1–1.6), thick, stiff, base abruptly tapered, lobes 1–3 per side, subterminal or lateral, sinuses shallow, lobe apex obtuse, margins obscurely glandular-crenate, veins 2 or 3 per side (diverging at narrow angle from midvein), apex usually rounded to subacute, sometimes sharply cuspidate, or acute (in narrower-leaved forms), surfaces densely tomentose young, variably glabrescent, often persistently lanate.

Inflorescences

6–10-flowered;

branches glabrous or villous.

2–4-flowered;

branches densely tomentose-canescent;

bracteoles deciduous, ± linear, margins sessile-glandular, adaxially short-pubescent.

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.

14–16 mm diam.;

hypanthium densely white appressed-pubescent;

sepals narrowly triangular, 5 mm, margins glandular-serrate, abaxially appressed-white-pubescent;

anthers cream;

styles 3.

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.

orange to red, broadly ellipsoid to suborbicular, 8–15 mm diam., glabrous or sparsely pilose;

sepals reflexed;

pyrenes 3.

2n

= 51.

Crataegus scabrida

Crataegus furtiva

Phenology Flowering Mar–Apr; fruiting Jul–Aug.
Habitat Open brush, sandy soil, among sparse pine
Elevation 0–200 m (0–700 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; NC; 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 furtiva is concentrated in Georgia and South Carolina with records from Alabama, Florida, and North Carolina. The species, as it is usually seen, has among the smallest leaves of the thick-twigged group (subser. Robustae) and is one of the most densely hairy of all members of ser. Lacrimatae when young. Its usually wide, obtrullate leaves are distinctive. The type form, which is also common, represents a narrower-leaved form. In spite of some variability in leaf shape and fruit size, shape, and residual indumentum, C. furtiva is usually easily recognized.

(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. 630.
Parent taxa Rosaceae > subfam. Amygdaloideae > tribe Maleae > Crataegus > sect. Macracanthae > ser. Anomalae Rosaceae > subfam. Amygdaloideae > tribe Maleae > Crataegus > sect. Coccineae > ser. Lacrimatae
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. 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. 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: 81. (1902)
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