Crataegus uniflora

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Crataegus uniflora
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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

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.

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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.


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