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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Malus angustifolia
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 Southern Crabapple at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malus angustifolia var. angustifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Malus angustifolia
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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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_418
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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 (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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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 (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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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 (Hunter, 2002).
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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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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 (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Malus angustifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malus angustifolia var. angustifolia
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Malus angustifolia
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
Habitat: forests, woodlands, fence-rows, dry hammocks, occasionally in bottomlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
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 (Hunter, 2002) p299
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p200
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p153
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p072
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p286
- The Sibley Guide to Trees (Sibley, 2009) p282
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p290
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p147
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p116
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p40
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p212