Crataegus mollis Scheele var. mollis

Locations ofCrataegus mollis Scheele var. mollis in Virginia

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Detail

Family
Rosaceae
Botanical Name
Crataegus mollis Scheele var. mollis
Common Name
Downy Hawthorn
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Crataegus mollis Scheele var. mollis
Comments
Native only in southwestern Virginia. Several specimens from northern Virginia are believed to be plantings and are not mapped (Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax). Crataegus mollis is a highly variable species, with six varieties recognized by Flora of the Southeastern U.S. Only var. mollis is attributed to Virginia.
Habitat
Traditional haunts of this species are rich bottomlands of the Ohio Valley and beyond. Our few specimens come mostly from mesic to dry upland forests, clearings, and old fields in the mountains. Rare,mountains of sw. Virginia.
Native Status
Native

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