Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Malus angustifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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 Southern Crabapple at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malus angustifolia var. angustifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Malus angustifolia var. puberula
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-18-002:
Malus angustifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Pyrus angustifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Malus angustifolia
COMMON NAME:
Southern Crabapple, Wild Crabapple
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JK Marlow jkm120325_749
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Margins shallowly round-toothed, scalloped, serrate, or nearly entire, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm120325_751
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm120325_754
March McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Flowers produced in clusters on spur shoots and appear as leaves unfurl, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm220315_6130
March Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_m_angustifolia_1308
March Richland County SC
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Keith Bradley kab_m_angustifolia_1340
March Richland County SC
Leaves are elliptical and toothed, with blunt tips, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee.
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Keith Bradley kab_m_angustifolia_1345
March Richland County SC
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Keith Bradley kab_m_angustifolia_1350
March Richland County SC
Sepals lanceolate, 3-5mm long, acute to acuminate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Sam Pratt sbp_dscf3673
March Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm210407_9274
April Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm210407_9277
April Spartanburg County SC
in cultivation
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JK Marlow jkm220412_6720
April Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220412_6721
April Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Flowers about 1" across and fragrant, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm220412_6722
April Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220412_6724
April Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_m_angustifolia
April
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JK Marlow jkm220503_7451
May Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_malus_angustifolia
July
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Malus angustifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malus angustifolia var. angustifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Malus angustifolia var. puberula
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-18-002:
Malus angustifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Pyrus angustifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Malus angustifolia
908
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common (uncommon in Piedmont & Mountains)
Look for it in forests, woodlands, fencerows, dry hammocks, occasionally in bottomlands, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Moist
...Variable
...Dry
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with spinose spur shoots
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Pink fading to Whitish
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Green
Pome
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p299
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p200
- Landscaping with Native Trees p153
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p072
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide p286
- Peterson Field Guide to Eastern Trees p258
- The Sibley Guide to Trees p282
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p290
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p147
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p094
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p116
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p40
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p212