Crataegus arcana, the Carolina Hawthorn, is a rare and poorly known species of Crataegus in the Rosaceae. It grows as a shrub or tree and is endemism to the eastern United States in North America. It is thought to be allied with series Pruinosae.
Distribution
Crataegus arcana is found in
Michigan, New York,
North Carolina, and
West Virginia.
[ United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile - Crataegus arcana, accessed 12.2.2010][ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map][Beadle, Chauncey Delos. 1902. Biltmore Botanical Studies 1(2): 122–123][ Tropicos, Crataegus arcana Beadle ]
