A new endemic species of Crataegus (Rosaceae) from western North Carolina
Lance RW. 2013. A new endemic species of Crataegus (Rosaceae) from western North Carolina. Phytoneuron. 2013(98):1-15
A new species, Crataegus oreophila R.W. Lance (near series Tenuifoliae), is described from the Great Balsam Mountains in the Blue Ridge Province of western North Carolina. Comparison of this endemic species is made to three similar and regionally significant species: C. macrosperma Ashe, C. punctata Jacq., and C. succulenta Schrad. The historic anthropogenic open lands in the region are likely contributory to the origin and distribution of the new entity.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Lance, Ron
- Units
- BLRI
- Keywords
- Balsam Mountains, Crataegus, Endemic, Hawthorn, North Carolina, Rosaceae