Crataegus calpodendron

Classification	Dicots
Family	Rosaceae
Family (Traditional)	Rosaceae
Genus	Crataegus
Species:	Crataegus calpodendron (Ehrh.) Medik.
Common Name	Pear Hawthorn
Growth Habit	tree
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: Yes; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: doubly serrate; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Type: Pome; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 5; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	6
Status	Native; TN[SNR] KY[S4?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Crataegus hispidula	Crataegus hispidula Sarg.
Crataegus insperata	Crataegus insperata Sarg.
Crataegus mollicula	Crataegus mollicula Sarg.
Crataegus mollita	Crataegus mollita Sarg.
Crataegus obscura	Crataegus obscura Sarg.
Crataegus rupicola	Crataegus rupicola Sarg.
Crataegus scabera	Crataegus scabera Sarg.
Crataegus spinulosa	Crataegus spinulosa Sarg.
Crataegus tomentosa var. microcarpa	Crataegus tomentosa var. microcarpa Chapm.
Mespilus calpodendron	Mespilus calpodendron Ehrh.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Adair (KY), Bracken (KY), Carter (KY), Christian (KY), Clay (KY), Crittenden (KY), Estill (KY), Harlan (KY), Harrison (KY), Laurel (KY), Lawrence (KY), Lee (KY), Letcher (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), Marion (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Nicholas (KY), Owsley (KY), Powell (KY), Robertson (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Trigg (KY), Anderson (TN), Blount (TN), Cheatham (TN), Davidson (TN), Dickson (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hickman (TN), Jefferson (TN), Lewis (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Polk (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Stewart (TN), Van Buren (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1942 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100603933	Owsley	Kentucky	03 May 2006	Timothy J. Weckman 10039	EKY Crataegus calpodendron
31234100603818	Bracken	Kentucky	21 Jun 1999	Ross C. Clark 24863	EKY Crataegus calpodendron
31234100603867	Owsley	Kentucky	03 May 2006	Timothy J. Weckman 10014	EKY Crataegus calpodendron
31234100603859	Nicholas	Kentucky	13 Jul 1999	Ross C. Clark 25097	EKY Crataegus calpodendron
31234100603826		Kentucky	Not shown-Not shown-Not shown	Johnny B. Varner 784	EKY Crataegus calpodendron
31234100603883	Lawrence	Kentucky	15 Jun 2006	Timothy J. Weckman 10603	EKY Crataegus calpodendron
31234100603917	Harrison	Kentucky	07 Jun 1999	Ross C. Clark 24594	EKY Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-0116144	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-0116159	Williamson	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-0116156	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0050189	Van Buren	Tennessee			APSC Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0005377	Montgomery	Tennessee	23 Jun 1975	Edward W. Chester 2985	APSC Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0005374	Dickson	Tennessee	25 May 1942	R.E. Shanks 2098	APSC Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0070252	Laurel	Kentucky	19 May 1987	Max Medley	APSC Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-0116153	Maury	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-0116541	Carter	Kentucky			TENN Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-0116145	Cheatham	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-0116154	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-0116542	Livingston	Kentucky			TENN Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0005376	Montgomery	Tennessee	05 Apr 1973	Edward W. Chester 2562	APSC Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0097906	Powell	Kentucky			APSC Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0005375	Stewart	Tennessee	30 Aug 1968	H.R. Brock 3657	APSC Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0044159	Hickman	Tennessee			APSC Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0074717	Laurel	Kentucky	19 May 1987	Max Medley	APSC Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0005378	Montgomery	Tennessee	16 Jun 1982	Edward W. Chester 82-416	APSC Crataegus calpodendron
BRIT150973		Tennessee			VDB Crataegus calpodendron
BRIT150974		Tennessee			VDB Crataegus calpodendron
BRIT150968		Tennessee			VDB Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-0116155	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0008350	Cheatham	Tennessee	23 May 2006	Andrea Bishop, David Lincicome.	APSC Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0068401	Rockcastle	Kentucky	10 Oct 2016	Mason Brock	APSC Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0008349	Davidson	Tennessee	12 May 2006	Andrea Bishop, Todd Crabtree	APSC Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0005276	Trigg	Kentucky	13 Jul 1966	William H. Ellis 1933	APSC Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0050401	Lewis	Tennessee			APSC Crataegus calpodendron
UOS05425	Franklin	Tennessee	21 Sep 2006	Jon Evans	UOS Crataegus calpodendron
BRIT150978		Tennessee			VDB Crataegus calpodendron
BRIT150972		Tennessee			VDB Crataegus calpodendron
BRIT150966		Tennessee			VDB Crataegus calpodendron
BRIT150971		Tennessee			VDB Crataegus calpodendron
31234100604543	Carter	Kentucky	23 May 1965	Elizabeth M. Browne 10254	EKY crataegus calpodendron
31234100603834	Lee	Kentucky	21 Jun 1996	Timothy J. Weckman 2867	EKY Crataegus calpodendron
BEREA019691	Harlan	Kentucky			BEREA Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-0116543	McCreary	Kentucky			TENN Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-0116149	Lewis	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0080037	Metcalfe	Kentucky			APSC Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0045399	Trigg	Kentucky	19 Sep 2015	Mason Brock	APSC Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0008351	Cheatham	Tennessee	26 Apr 2006	David Lincicome	APSC Crataegus calpodendron
BRIT150967		Tennessee			VDB Crataegus calpodendron
"BRIT 530410"	Trigg	Kentucky	13 Jul 1966	William H. Ellis 01933	VDB Crataegus calpodendron
BRIT150970		Tennessee			VDB Crataegus calpodendron
BRIT150975		Tennessee			VDB Crataegus calpodendron
BRIT150979		Tennessee			VDB Crataegus calpodendron
BRIT150969		Tennessee			VDB Crataegus calpodendron
BRIT150976		Tennessee			VDB Crataegus calpodendron
BRIT150977		Tennessee			VDB Crataegus calpodendron
31234100603925	Letcher	Kentucky	13 Oct 1978	Jeffrey D. Sole 601	EKY Crataegus calpodendron
31234100603875	Marion	Kentucky	31 Aug 1997	Ross C. Clark 23576	EKY Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-0116152	Maury	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus calpodendron
UCHT015061	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0045402	Lyon	Kentucky	07 Jun 2013	Devin Rodgers	APSC Crataegus calpodendron
N/A		Kentucky		Johnnie B. Varner 784	EKY Crataegus calpodendron
N/A		Kentucky		Johnnie B. Varner 784	EKY Crataegus calpodendron
31234100604535	Marion	Kentucky	03 May 1999	Timothy J. Weckman 4782	EKY Crataegus calpodendron
31234100603891	Clay	Kentucky	30 May 1996	Timothy J. Weckman 2694	EKY Crataegus calpodendron
31234100603941	Robertson	Kentucky	05 Jul 1999	Ross C. Clark 25063	EKY Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-0116147	Dickson	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-0116150	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus calpodendron
UCHT015064	Van Buren	Tennessee			UCHT Crataegus calpodendron
UCHT015060	Carter	Kentucky			UCHT Crataegus calpodendron
UCHT015059	Lewis	Tennessee			UCHT Crataegus calpodendron
UCHT015065		Tennessee			UCHT Crataegus calpodendron
UCHT015063	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Crataegus calpodendron
UCHT015062		Tennessee			UCHT Crataegus calpodendron
31234100603842	McCreary	Kentucky	24 Jun 1972	Elizabeth M. Browne 72E8.7	EKY Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-0116143	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-0116160	Williamson	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-0116157	Stewart	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0076728	Laurel	Kentucky			APSC Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0080038	Metcalfe	Kentucky			APSC Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0096328	Crittenden	Kentucky			APSC Crataegus calpodendron
MEM015742	Livingston	Kentucky	11 May 1971	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 71E4.3	MEM Crataegus calpodendron
N/A		Kentucky		Johnnie B. Varner 784	EKY Crataegus calpodendron
31234100603909	Carter	Kentucky	23 May 1965	Elizabeth M. Browne 10254	EKY Crataegus calpodendron
31234100604550	Adair	Kentucky	25 Sep 1982	Ronald L. Jones 3991	EKY Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-0116148	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-0116151	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-0116158	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-011614	Dickson	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0077664	Christian	Kentucky	13 Jul 1982	John Macgregor	APSC Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0005379	Trigg	Kentucky	18 May 1991	Edward W. Chester 91-9	APSC Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0005373	Stewart	Tennessee	14 May 2008	Edward W. Chester 14740	APSC Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0017456	Polk	Tennessee	11 May 2011	Joey Shaw, Dwayne Estes, Sunny Hart, Emily Blyveis, Aaron Floden, and Rob Shepard	APSC Crataegus calpodendron
APSC0097584	Estill	Kentucky			APSC Crataegus calpodendron
MTSU007510	Rutherford	Tennessee	16 May 1959	Jean Wilson	MTSU Crataegus calpodendron
UCHT036925	Cheatham	Tennessee			UCHT Crataegus calpodendron
UCHT031973	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Crataegus calpodendron
UCHT036826	Cheatham	Tennessee			UCHT Crataegus calpodendron
UCHT036337	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Crataegus calpodendron
UCHT036827	Cheatham	Tennessee			UCHT Crataegus calpodendron
UOS05423	Franklin	Tennessee	10 Jul 2008	Jon Evans	UOS Crataegus calpodendron
UOS08901	Franklin	Tennessee	10 Jul 2013	Jon Evans	UOS Crataegus calpodendron
UOS05424	Van Buren	Tennessee	17 Jul 2002	Chris A. Fleming	UOS Crataegus calpodendron
TENN-V-0245411	Jefferson	Tennessee	Jun. 1842	Rugel s.n.	TENN Crataegus calpodendron

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