Crataegus uniflora

Crataegus uniflora
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Crataegus
Section:	Crataegus sect. Coccineae
Series:	Crataegus ser. Parvifoliae
Species:	C. uniflora
Binomial name
Crataegus uniflora Münchh.

Crataegus uniflora is a species of hawthorn known by the common name one-flowered hawthorn, or dwarf hawthorn. It is native to parts of the southeastern United States. ^[2] The plant is usually a small bush, but some forms can be a few meters tall. The flowers occur singly or in small clusters. It is a hermaphroditic species ^[3] . The fruit are hairy and yellow to reddish in colour.

Habitat

C. uniflora can be found in a wide variety of habitats. It thrives in open light and shaded environments in moist loamy soils, loamy sands, and dry sand. ^[4]

References

1. Fowler, K. (2023). "Crataegus uniflora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023: e.T221172614A221172623. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T221172614A221172623.en . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
2. NRCS. "Crataegus uniflora". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
3. []Accessed: April 16, 2016
4. Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Robert K. Godfrey, Loran C. Anderson, Angus Gholson, Wilson Baker, Cecil R Slaughter, Andre F. Clewell, Annie Schmidt, M. Boothe, B. Boothe, Kathleen Craddock Burks, and Richard Gaskalla. States and Counties: Florida: Alachua, Clay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, and Putnam.

External links

• "One-flower Hawthorn, Crataegus uniflora Muen." (Georgia, Southeastern United States) Archived 2016-02-04 at the Wayback Machine