Crataegus succulenta Schrad. ex Link

PLANTS OF ONTARIO, CANADA
THUNDER BAY DISTRICT
Crataegus succulenta Link
var. occidentalis (Britton) Palmer
Island in ponds in Castle L Creek, 3 miles
southwest of Whitefish Lake, Hardwick Township,
On stony silty soil. Found only on this island.
Shrubby tree to 5 m. high. Old bark shaggy and
curled. Newer growth smooth mottled grey.
Spines up to 7 cm. Stamens 10, mauve to pink
to lavender. Calyx lobes recurved in anthesis
with marginal serrations each tipped with a
purplish or brownish gland. (Same as 2218)
No. 1766 Coll. C. E. Garton June 7, 1952
Division of Botany, Science Service
Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada
02778434