familyRosaceae
subfamilyRosaceae subfam. Amygdaloideae
genusCrataegus
sectionCrataegus sect. Macracanthae
speciesCrataegus scabrida
Crataegus scabrida var. egglestonii
Publ. Bot. Milwaukee Public Mus. 3: 170. 1965.
Endemic
Basionym: Crataegus egglestonii Sargent Rhodora 3: 30. 1901 (as egglestoni)
Synonyms: C. brainerdii var. egglestonii (Sargent) B. L. Robinson C. honesta Sargent C. scabrida var. honesta (Sargent) Kruschke
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 524.
Leaf blades short-ovate to broadly elliptic, 4 cm, adaxial surface sparsely to densely appressed-pubescent young. Inflorescence branches sparsely to densely villous. Flowers: hypanthium pubescent.
Phenology: Flowering May–Jun; fruiting Sep–Oct.
Habitat: Brush, roadsides, woodland edges
Elevation: 30–200 m
Distribution
Que., Mass., Mich., N.H., N.Y., Vt.
Discussion
Variety egglestonii is nearly restricted to New England, adjacent New York, and the St. Lawrence valley in Quebec. E. J. Palmer (1950) recorded the variety from Nova Scotia and, if so, it probably also occurs in Maine; it appears to be scarce.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.