Malus coronaria

Malus coronaria
A fruiting spray of M. coronaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Malus
Species: M. coronaria
Binomial name
Malus coronaria
(L.) Mill. 1768
Natural range
Synonyms[1]
  • Malus angustifolia var. puberula (Rehder) Rehder
  • M. bracteata Rehder
  • M. carolinensis Ashe
  • M. elongata (Rehder) Ashe
  • M. fragrans Rehder
  • M. glabrata Rehder
  • M. glaucescens Rehder
  • M. lancifolia Rehder
  • M. platycarpa Rehder
  • Pyrus bracteata (Rehder) L. H. Bailey
  • P. coronaria L.

Malus coronaria, also known by the names sweet crabapple or garland crab,[2] is a North American species of Malus (crabapple). It grows primarily in the Great Lakes Region and in the Ohio Valley, with outlying populations as far away as Alabama, eastern Kansas, Long Island, and Ontario.[3]

Malus coronaria often is a bushy shrub with rigid, contorted branches, but frequently becomes a small tree up to 10 meters (33 feet) tall, with a broad open crown. It prefers rich moist soil. Its flowering time is about two weeks later than that of the domestic apple, and its fragrant fruit clings to the branches on clustered stems long after the leaves have fallen.[4]

Subspecies

Malus coronaria var. coronaria
Malus coronaria var. dasycalyx

list source : [2]

Description

The fissured bark of Malus Coronoria.
The rose-colored blossom of Malus Coronoria.
Malus coronaria tree.

History

Pehr Kalm, who was one of the twelve men whom Linnaeus called his apostles and sent forth to explore the vegetable world, wrote from America:

The apples, or crabs, are small, sour and unfit for anything but to make vinegar of. They lie under the trees all winter and acquire a yellow color. They seldom begin to rot before spring comes on.

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See also

References

  1. Elizabeth E. Dickson (2015), "Malus coronaria (Linnaeus) Miller, Gard. Dict. ed. 8. Malus no. 2. 1768", in L. Brouillet; K. Gandhi; C.L. Howard; H. Jeude; R.W. Kiger; J.B. Phipps; A.C. Pryor; H.H. Schmidt; J.L. Strother; J.L. Zarucchi, Flora of North America North of Mexico, Volume 9: Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae, New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press
  2. 1 2 "Search results for: Malus". Retrieved September 11, 2009.
  3. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Malus%20coronaria.png
  4. 1 2 3 Keeler, Harriet L. (1900). Our Native Trees and How to Identify Them. New York: Charles Scriber's Sons. pp. 133–135.
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