Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Malus baccata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malus baccata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Malus baccata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Malus baccata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Pyrus baccata
COMMON NAME:
Siberian Crabapple
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_maba_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Malus baccata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malus baccata
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Malus baccata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Malus baccata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Pyrus baccata
4198
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Suburban woodlands, hedgerows, and thickets, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: east Asia
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Twigs not "thorny" (spur shoots short, not spiny)
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals (deciduous)
5 petals
15-20 stamens
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Yellow to red
Pome
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