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Plant Index

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Crataegus marshallii

Crataegus marshallii Eggl.

parsley hawthorn, parsley haw

Image ID: 12425
Image by: Cressler, Alan M.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: CRMA5
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Crataegus marshallii
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2016-12-30

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: CRATA
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Crataegus
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Hawthorn
GENUS SUMMARY: [contributed by Ron Lance]
GENUS IDENTIFICATION: Identification notes: All references to leaves and petioles pertain to foliage on short shoots (floreal shoots), unless otherwise specified.
GENUS REFERENCES: Lance (2014)=X; Phipps in FNA (2014); Phipps (1988)=Z; Beadle in Small (1913)=Q; Phipps, O'Kennon, & Lance (2003)= V ; Phipps (1998)=Y; Phipps, Lance, & Dvorsky (2006)=U; Phipps, O�Kennon, & Dvorsky (2006)= N; Lance (1995); Kalkman in Kubitzki (2004).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: ROSACE
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Rosaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Rose Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 85-95 genera and 2000-3000 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, but mainly boreal and temperate.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Phipps in FNA (2014); Potter et al. (2007); Eriksson et al. (2003); Kalkman in Kubitzki (2004); Ertter (2007).

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

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FRUITS:
COMMENTS:
HEIGHT: up to 20 ft.

DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Shrub, Tree

LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Alternate
LEAF COMPLEXITY:
LEAF RETENTION: Deciduous

FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY:
BLOOM TIME: Apr-early May

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
		x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x

BLOOM COLOR:

White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable
x

FRUITING PERIOD: Sep-Oct.

DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE:
NATIVE RANGE: southeastern United States

HORTICULTURAL
Plant Sale Text: Parsley hawthorn is a beautiful small native tree that is under-utilized as an ornamental. It reaches a height of approximately 20 feet and achieves a spread of 4 feet. The distinctive foliage of this plant is accented by white flowers in the spring and red fruit in late fall. The fruit is a valuable food source for wildlife, and the tree's branches provide shelter. Hawthorns do well in sunny locations. This species is commonly found in alluvial woods and swamp forests and can handle average to wetter soil conditions. Parsley hawthorn is one of the signature plants of the Coker Arboretum and was originally planted there by the late Dr. William Chambers Coker.

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Cultural Notes:

SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
MINIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 5
MAXIMUM HARDINESS ZONE: 9
GERMINATION CODE:
WILDLIFE VALUE: Bee Friendly, Butterfly Friendly
DEER RESISTANCE:

GRIM COLLECTIONS

Coll_id	Project	Collection date	Collector	Action
219	HORT	2008-01-01	Gocke	View
1118	HORT	2005-11-01	Bryan	View

GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
220	2011-0046	2011-03-10	219	View
845	1985-0515			View
1914	1986-1700			View
4520	1992-0676			View
6045	1995-1176			View
8251	2004-0280	2006-07-24		View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
450	220	14	Liloia	2011-03-09	View
1596	845	171	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
3031	1914	6	NCBG staff	1986-12-22	View
6848	4520	200	NCBG staff	1993-03-01	View
8695	6045	2	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
11526	8251	170	NCBG staff	2003-01-01	View
12408	8251	171	NCBG staff	2003-01-01	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: CRMA5
USDA Common Name: Parsley Hawthorn
Native Status: L48 (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree, Shrub

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FAC				FAC	FACW		FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Crataegus marshallii
COMMON NAME: Parsley Hawthorn, Parsley Haw
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, FNA, G, K, RAB, S, W, X, Y; = C. apiifolia (Marshall) Michaux - Q]
PHENOLOGY: Apr-early May; Sep-Oct.
HABITAT: Swamp forests, alluvial forests, dry and mesic upland slopes (especially over mafic or calcareous rocks).
COMMENTS: Se. VA south to c. peninsular FL, west to e. TX, and north in the interior to n. AL, sc. and w. TN, n. MS, s. IL, se. MO, se. OK. C. marshallii is distinctive and immediately recognizable by its deeply incised leaves and small fruits (4-6 mm long by about 3 mm wide, with only 1-3 pyrenes).
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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Rosaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Rose Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 85-95 genera and 2000-3000 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, but mainly boreal and temperate.
REFERENCE: Phipps in FNA (2014); Potter et al. (2007); Eriksson et al. (2003); Kalkman in Kubitzki (2004); Ertter (2007).

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Crataegus L. (Hawthorn)
SUMMARY: [contributed by Ron Lance]
REFERENCE: Lance (2014)=X; Phipps in FNA (2014); Phipps (1988)=Z; Beadle in Small (1913)=Q; Phipps, O'Kennon, & Lance (2003)= V ; Phipps (1998)=Y; Phipps, Lance, & Dvorsky (2006)=U; Phipps, O�Kennon, & Dvorsky (2006)= N; Lance (1995); Kalkman in Kubitzki (2004).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Crataegus marshallii in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Crataegus marshallii in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

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

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 12425 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 12425 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 12425 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)