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Crataegus rivularis

Crataegus rivularis Nutt.

River Hawthorn

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

Synonym(s): Crataegus douglasii var. rivularis

USDA Symbol: CRRI

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Elliptic , Lanceolate , Oblong
Leaf Pubescence: Glabrous
Leaf Margin: Serrate
Leaf Apex: Acuminate , Acute
Leaf Base: Cuneate
Inflorescence: Corymb
Fruit Type: Pome
Size Notes: Up to about 15 feet tall.
Leaf: Dull green.
Flower: Petals 5.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: May , Jun

Distribution

USA: AZ , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , TX , UT , WY

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: FAC FACW FACW
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Bibliography

Bibref 293 - Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (1979) Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston
Bibref 297 - Trees of Central Texas (1984) Vines, Robert A.

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Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 74 - Southwest Colorado Wildflowers (2020) Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

Additional resources

USDA: Find Crataegus rivularis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Crataegus rivularis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Crataegus rivularis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-10-05
Research By: TWC Staff

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