Crataegus austromontana Beadle

Valley head hawthorn (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Crataegus

Characteristics

Shrubs, 40–50 dm. Stems: twigs: new growth densely pubescent, 1–2-years old brown; thorns on twigs not recorded. Leaves: blade broadly ovate to suborbiculate, 4–7 cm, base cuneate, lobes 3(or 4) per side, sinuses shallow, lobe apex subacute, margins sharply glandular-serrate throughout, veins 5 per side, apex subacute, abaxial surface sparsely pubescent except on veins, adaxial appressed-hairy young, especially on veins, surfaces usually glabrescent. Inflorescences 3-flowered, on lateral leafy short shoots of season; bracteoles caducous, membranous. Flowers 25 mm diam.; sepals narrowly triangular, 7 mm; ?petals broadly elliptic?; stamens 10; styles 3–5. Pomes red, suborbicular.
Life form
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 5.0
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Flower color
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 180 - 730
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 15
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Distribution

Crataegus austromontana world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:67906-2
WFO ID wfo-0001010052
COL ID Z7S8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Crataegus austromontana