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| Crataegus succulenta Schrad. ex Link | Species Image Gallery (opens in a new window) |
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| TAXONOMY | |||||||||||||||
| Family: | Rosaceae | ||||||||||||||
| Genus: | Crataegus | ||||||||||||||
| Species Synonyms: | Crataegus ambrosia Sarg. Crataegus ardula Sarg. Crataegus bicknellii Egglest. Crataegus celsa Sarg Crataegus chrysocarpa var. bicknellii (Egglest.) Palmer Crataegus columbiana var. occidentalis (Britt.) Dorn Crataegus divida Sarg. Crataegus ferta Sarg. Crataegus florifera Sarg. Crataegus florifera var. celsa (Sarg.) Kruschke Crataegus florifera var. mortonis (Laughlin) Kruschke Crataegus florifera var. shirleyensis (Sarg.) Kruschke Crataegus florifera var. virilis (Sarg.) Kruschke Crataegus gemmosa Sarg. Crataegus incerta Sarg. Crataegus integriloba Sarg. Crataegus laxiflora Sarg. Crataegus leucantha Laughlin Crataegus macracantha Lodd. Crataegus macracantha var. colorado (Ashe) Kruschke Crataegus macracantha var. divida (Sarg.) Kruschke Crataegus macracantha var. integriloba (Sarg.) Kruschke Crataegus macracantha var. occidentalis (Britt.) Egglest Crataegus macracantha var. pertomentosa (Ashe) Kruschke Crataegus mortonis Laughlin Crataegus neofluvialis Ashe Crataegus pertomentosa Ashe Crataegus pisifera Sarg. Crataegus saeva Sarg. Crataegus shirleyensis Sarg. Crataegus silvestris Sarg. Crataegus succulenta var. gemmosa (Sarg.) Kruschke Crataegus succulenta var. laxiflora (Sarg.) Kruschke Crataegus succulenta var. macracantha (Lodd.) Egglest. Crataegus succulenta var. michiganensis (Ashe) Palmer Crataegus succulenta var. neofluvialis (Ashe) Palmer Crataegus succulenta var. occidentalis Britt. Crataegus succulenta var. pertomentosa (Ashe) Palmer Crataegus succulenta var. pisifera (Sarg.) Kruschke Crataegus succulenta var. rutila (Sarg.) Kruschke Crataegus sylvestris Sarg. Crataegus venulosa Sarg. Crataegus virilis Sarg. |
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| Common Names: | fleshy hawthorn succulent hawthorn |
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| DISTRIBUTION | |||||||||||||||
| Canada: | southern Saskatchewan – southern Manitoba – Ontario – Quebec – New Brunswick – Nova Scotia | ||||||||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | southern Saskatchewan; Dundurn – Indian Head | ||||||||||||||
| Ecoregion: | Moist Mixed Grassland, Aspen Parkland | ||||||||||||||
| HABITAT | |||||||||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | shrubby slopes, depressions, and open woods | ||||||||||||||
| Canada: | thickets, rocky pastures, and borders of woods | ||||||||||||||
| RARITY STATUS | |||||||||||||||
| Provincial
Status According to Harms (2003): |
Endangered |
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| Nature Conservancy Status: | G5 S1 |
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| Saskatchewan
Species at Risk Status: |
None |
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| COSEWIC Status: | None |
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| Fleshy hawthorn is endangered because of extreme rarity in Saskatchewan. Possible threats have been identified for this species. | |||||||||||||||
| SPECIES DESCRIPTION | |||||||||||||||
| Height: | 3 – 5 m | ||||||||||||||
| Stems: | tree or shrub; branches slender, hairless or hairy; thorns 3 – 5 cm long | ||||||||||||||
| Leaves: | alternate, stalk 1 – 3 cm long, 3 – 6 cm long, 2 – 5 cm wide, elliptic to oval, widest below the middle, hairy when young, hairless at maturity or velvety-hairy below, margin saw-toothed but not gland-tipped, slightly lobed; stipules 6 – 9 mm long, linear, deciduous | ||||||||||||||
| Inflorescence: | branched, flat-topped, long hairy to woolly | ||||||||||||||
| Flowers: | hypanthium top-shaped, 3 – 4 mm long, long-hairy; sepals 5, long-tapered; petals 5, 6 – 8 mm long, nearly round, white; stamens 10, anthers yellow or pinkish; ovary inferior, carpels 3 or 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Fruits: | fleshy, several-seeded fruit with an enlarged hypanthium, usually hairy on the ends, red; seeds 2 or 3, yellowish-brown, pitted | ||||||||||||||
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