''Crataegus austromontana'', with
common name Valley Head hawthorn, is a very rare species of
hawthorn
Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to:
Plants
* '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae
* ''Rhaphiolepis'' (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosace ...
that is possibly extinct.
It grows as a
shrub or tree in height.
Distribution
''Crataegus austromontana'' was found in
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = "Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County
, LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham
, area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...
and
Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...
. The last time that a
herbarium specimen was collected was in 1916.
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References
austromontana
Flora of Alabama
Flora of Tennessee
Trees of the Southeastern United States
Endemic flora of the United States
Plants described in 1899
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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