Crataegus spathulata

Classification	Dicots
Family	Rosaceae
Family (Traditional)	Rosaceae
Genus	Crataegus
Species:	Crataegus spathulata Michx.
Common Name	Littlehip Hawthorn
Growth Habit	tree
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: Yes; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: subsessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: crenate; Leaflet Margins: lobed; 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	7
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] 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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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 microcarpa	Crataegus microcarpa Lindl.

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: Trigg (KY), Hamilton (TN), Hickman (TN), Humphreys (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lewis (TN), Marion (TN), Morgan (TN), Polk (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1934 - 2001

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0116430	Lawrence	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus spathulata
UCHT015143	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Crataegus spathulata
UCHT015142	Humphreys	Tennessee			UCHT Crataegus spathulata
UCHT015144	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Crataegus spathulata
UCHT015140	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Crataegus spathulata
APSC0005260	Morgan	Tennessee	10 May 1934	J.K Underwood 715	APSC Crataegus spathulata
APSC0005262	Trigg	Kentucky	23 Jun 1986	Edward W. Chester 86-367	APSC Crataegus spathulata
APSC0005261	Hickman	Tennessee	07 May 2001	Dwayne Estes	APSC Crataegus spathulata
APSC0005258	Trigg	Kentucky	29 Aug 1986	Edward W. Chester 86-953	APSC Crataegus spathulata
TENN-V-0116432	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus spathulata
TENN-V-0116433	Morgan	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus spathulata
TENN-V-0116429	Humphreys	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus spathulata
TENN-V-0116431	Lewis	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus spathulata
TENN-V-0116428	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Crataegus spathulata

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Crataegus spathulata

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