''Crataegus iracunda'', with common name passionate hawthorn, and sometimes called the stolon-bearing

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is a North American species of

. It was described in 1899 by

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of the Biltmore Herbarium ( Biltmore Estate) in

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. Taxonomic opinions have differed about this species, and to complicate matters '' Crataegus macrosperma'' and various species of ''C.'' series ''Populneae'' have frequently been misidentified as ''C. iracunda'', leading to differing statements about its geographic range. The 2015 Flora of North America considers its range to be in the southeastern U.S., restricted to the US states of

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, and

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. ''Crataegus iracunda'' is a branching shrub or small tree rarely more than in height, sprouting from the roots and thus forming large thickets. Leaves are egg-shaped, pointed at the tips, with teeth along the edges. Flowers come in flat-topped arrays. Fruit is red or orange, sometimes with green blotches. Varieties within the species have been defined, for example: *''C. iracunda'' var. ''iracunda'', with synonyms: **''C. drymophila'' Sarg. **''C. silvicola'' Beadle **''C. maineana'' Sarg. *''C. iracunda'' var. ''stolonifera'' (Sarg.) Kruschke, with synonyms: **'' C. stolonifera'' Sarg. **''C. demissa'' Sarg. *''C. iracunda'' var. ''populnea'' (Ashe) Kruschke, with synonyms: **'' C. populnea'' Ashe **''C. marcida'' Ashe **''C. perlaeta'' Sarg. **''C. delectata'' Sarg. *''C. iracunda'' var. ''brumalis'' (Ashe) Kruschke, with synonym: **''C. brumalis'' Ashe *''C. iracunda'' var. ''diffusa'' (Sarg.) Kruschke, with synonyms: **''C. diffusa'' Sarg. **''C. beckwithae'' Sarg. **''C. uncta'' Sarg.

References

iracunda Plants described in 1902 Flora of Quebec Trees of the Eastern United States Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Crataegus-stub