Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Malus coronaria
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Read more about Wild Crabapple at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malus coronaria
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Malus coronaria
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Pyrus coronaria
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-18-003:
Malus coronaria
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Pyrus lancifolia
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Malus bracteata
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Malus coronaria
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Malus lancifolia
COMMON NAME:
Sweet Crabapple, Wild Crabapple
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_maco5_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service pnd_maco5_002_lhd
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Keith Bradley kab_malus_coronaria_0613
April Henderson County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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Sam Pratt sbp041920_0928
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm0405i_33
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Flowers fragrant, 2-4cm across, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm0405i_35
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Leaves of flowering & fruiting branches lobed toward the base, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Malus coronaria
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malus coronaria
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Malus coronaria
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Pyrus coronaria
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-18-003:
Malus coronaria
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Pyrus lancifolia
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Malus bracteata
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Malus coronaria
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Malus lancifolia
909
Tree
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Habitat: forests, woodlands, fencerows, occasionally in bottomlands, per Weakley's Flora
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with spinose spur shoots
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Pink fading to Whitish
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Pome
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Landscaping with Native Trees p153
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p072
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p288
- Peterson Field Guide to Eastern Trees p257
- The Sibley Guide to Trees p283
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p291
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p40
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p212