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Crataegus spathulata

Michx.

Littlehip Hawthorn

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139779
Element CodePDROS0H4R0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilyRosaceae
GenusCrataegus
Other Common Names
littlehip hawthorn (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1995-10-09
Change Date1995-10-09
Edition Date1995-10-09
Edition AuthorsJ.L. AMOROSO (1995)
Rank Reasons
Ranging from southern Virginia to Florida, west to eastern Texas, north to southern Missouri and southeastern Oklahoma
Range Extent Comments
Ranging from southern Virginia to Florida, west to eastern Texas, north to southern Missouri and southeastern Oklahoma (Lance 1995).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Moist bottomlands, along streambanks, and on rich slopes of the Piedmont and Coastal Plain. Occasionally it is also found on more upland sites in the Piedmont, including dry woodlands over shallow or rocky soils (Lance 1995).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
LouisianaSNRYes
GeorgiaS5Yes
KentuckyS1Yes
South CarolinaS4Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MissouriS1Yes
FloridaSNRYes
North CarolinaS1Yes
MississippiSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
West VirginiaSHYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Indian CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest7,855
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Texas (2)
AreaForestAcres
Little Lake CreekNational Forests in Texas596
Winters BayouNational Forests in Texas730
References (3)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Lance, R. 1995. The hawthorns of the southeastern United States. Published by the author.
  3. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.