Crataegus coccinea

Classification	Dicots
Family	Rosaceae
Family (Traditional)	Rosaceae
Genus	Crataegus
Species:	Crataegus coccinea L.
Common Name	Scarlet Hawthorn; Ontario Hawthorn
Growth Habit	tree
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: Yes; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; 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 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; Pistil Number: 1; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Stamen Number: 6; Stamen Number: 7; Stamen Number: 8; Stamen Number: 9; Stamen Number: 10
C value	5
Status	Native; KY[SNR] (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 delecta	Crataegus delecta
Crataegus uticaensis	Crataegus uticaensis

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: Bath (KY), Crittenden (KY), Estill (KY), Fleming (KY), Harrison (KY), Jessamine (KY), Laurel (KY), Letcher (KY), Lyon (KY), McLean (KY), Martin (KY), Nicholas (KY), Owsley (KY), Powell (KY), Shelby (KY), Trimble (KY), Webster (KY), Woodford (KY), Grundy (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, MEM, MTSU

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1914 - 2006

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100604006	Laurel	Kentucky	07 Jun 1986	Ronald L. Jones 4666	EKY Crataegus coccinea
APSC0102915	Crittenden	Kentucky			APSC Crataegus coccinea
31234100604667	Powell	Kentucky	29 Jul 1999	Timothy J. Weckman 5203	EKY Crataegus coccinea
31234100622909	Nicholas	Kentucky	13 Jul 1999	Ross C. Clark 25121	EKY Crataegus coccinea
31234100604014	Martin	Kentucky	15 Jun 2006	T. J. Weckman 10716	EKY Crataegus coccinea
MTSU007511	Grundy	Tennessee	23 Sep 1990	Carolyn Ridner	MTSU Crataegus coccinea
APSC0005336	Lyon	Kentucky	09 Apr 1987	Edward W. Chester 87-50	APSC Crataegus coccinea
31234100604998	McLean	Kentucky	22 Sep 1980	Richard H. Hannan 5565	EKY Crataegus coccinea
31234100622941	Webster	Kentucky	01 Oct 1995	Timothy J. Weckman 2159	EKY Crataegus coccinea
31234100604659	Owsley	Kentucky	03 May 2006	Timothy J. Weckman 10086	EKY Crataegus coccinea
31234100604089	Shelby	Kentucky	26 Apr 2006	Timothy J. Weckman 9937	EKY Crataegus coccinea
31234100604980	Woodford	Kentucky	07 Oct 1995	Wayne Long 71	EKY Crataegus coccinea
31234100603990	Estill	Kentucky	19 May 2006	Timothy J. Weckman 10301	EKY Crataegus coccinea
N/A	Harrison	Kentucky	07 Jun 1999	Ross C. Clark 24612	EKY Crataegus coccinea
31234100604055	Harrison	Kentucky	07 Jun 1999	R. C. Clark 24612	EKY Crataegus coccinea
31234100603966	Bath	Kentucky	17 May 1984	Julian Campbell 188	EKY Crataegus coccinea
31234100604097	Letcher	Kentucky	05 May 1914		EKY Crataegus coccinea
APSC0005360	Lyon	Kentucky	20 Jul 1987	Edward W. Chester with Troy McCarty 87-527	APSC Crataegus coccinea
31234100604030	Trimble	Kentucky	11 May 2006	Timothy J. Weckman 10264	EKY Crataegus coccinea
31234100604022	Crittenden	Kentucky	08 May 1972	Elizabeth M. Browne 72C12.3	EKY Crataegus coccinea
31234100604048	Fleming	Kentucky	19 Jul 1999	Ross C. Clark 25211	EKY Crataegus coccinea
31234100604071	Letcher	Kentucky	29 Apr 1979	Jeffrey D. Sole 733	EKY Crataegus coccinea
31234100603974	Bath	Kentucky	27 Jul 1984	Julian Campbell 755	EKY Crataegus coccinea
MEM005291	Crittenden	Kentucky	19 May 1969	Raymond Athey 630	MEM Crataegus coccinea
31234100604063	Jessamine	Kentucky	05 May 1996	Timothy J. Weckman 2508	EKY Crataegus coccinea

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