NameThatPlant.net: Malus coronaria

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Malus coronaria FAMILY Rosaceae Go to FSUS key

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 VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-18-003:

Malus coronaria FAMILY Rosaceae

COMMON NAME:
Sweet Crabapple, Wild Crabapple

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Malus coronaria FAMILY Rosaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malus coronaria FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-18-003:
Malus coronaria FAMILY Rosaceae

909

Tree
Perennial

Habitat: forests, woodlands, fencerows, occasionally in bottomlands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

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

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