Crataegus allegheniensis var. ignava

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Family:	ROSACEAE
Species:	Crataegus allegheniensis Beadle var. ignava (Beadle) Lance
Common Name:	Valley Head Allegheny Hawthorn
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Tree
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native
References:	Lance, R., 2014. Haws: a guide to hawthorns of the Southeastern United States. Ron Lance (self-published).

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Classification

Family	ROSACEAE - Rose family
Genus	Crataegus
Species	Crataegus allegheniensis Beadle var. ignava (Beadle) Lance - Valley Head Allegheny Hawthorn

Citation	Crataegus alleghaniensis Beadle var. ignava (Beadle) Lance, Phytoneuron 2011–3: 2. 2011.
Basionym:	Crataegus ignava Beadle 1901.
Type:	USA: ALABAMA: DeKalb Co.: Lookout Mountain, Valley Head, Oct 1900, Beadle 2289[2] (lectotype: US).--Lectotypified by J.B. Phipps & Dvorsky, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 187. 2007.

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Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Crataegus ignava	Crataegus ignava Beadle, Biltmore Bot. Stud. 1(1): 31–32. 1901.		ALABAMA: DeKalb Co.: Lookout Mountain, Valley Head, Oct 1900, Beadle 2289[2] (lectotype: US).--Lectotypified by J. B. Phipps & Dvorsky, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 187. 2007.

No specimens exist for this species.

For more information, contact: Brian R. Keener, Ph.D.

Data last modified: 3/9/2025

Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2025. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.