Crataegus intricata Lange

Flora of Montauk
Suffolk Co., New York
ROSACEAE
Crataegus intricata Lange
United States of America. New York: Suffolk County. East Hampton
Township, hamlet of Montauk, Montauk State Park, forest border
understory. (41.06961°]*, 71.87515°^.
Small tree ~3 meters tall; flowers malodorous, held in rounded
“balls” before opening, petals brilliant white, 10 stamens in one
whorl, anthers deep burgundy-red; previous season’s twigs reddish
and with thin thorns, two year previous twigs gray; trunk bark light
gray-tan, platy with fissures and thorns. Growing in association
with Quercus velutina, Prunus serotina, and Amelanchier sp.
*Note-this is the first Crataegus species to flower in Montauk.
Victoria Bustamante -998
20 May 2017
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