OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Malus domestica   FAMILY Rosaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malus pumila   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)

Malus pumila

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-18-001:

Malus pumila   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Pyrus malus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Malus malus

(?) -

Malus sylvestris

 

COMMON NAME:
Common Apple


         To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.

image of Malus domestica, Common Apple

JK Marlow    jkm230331_2243

March    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Malus domestica, Common Apple

JK Marlow    jkm230331_2244

March    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Malus domestica, Common Apple

JK Marlow    jkm080421_114

April    Haywood County    NC

The name Malus domestica is conserved (vs. M. pumila, M. communis, M. frutescens, Pyrus dioica), per Weakley's Flora (2022).

image of Malus domestica, Common Apple

JK Marlow    jkm140411_882

April    Spartanburg County    SC

Petals obovate, base shortly clawed, apex rounded, per Flora of North America.

image of Malus domestica, Common Apple

JK Marlow    jkm140411_888

April    Spartanburg County    SC

Small tree with densely pubescent young twigs, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Malus domestica, Common Apple

JK Marlow    jkm210406_9201

April    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

Both surfaces of sepals tomentose, margin entire, per Flora of North America.

image of Malus domestica, Common Apple

JK Marlow    jkm210406_9206

April    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

Leaves ovate to elliptic-ovate, base rounded, usually oblique, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Malus domestica   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malus pumila   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Malus pumila

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-18-001:
Malus pumila   FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Pyrus malus

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Malus malus

(?) -
Malus sylvestris

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2755

Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Commonly cultivated throughout, especially in the Mountains and Piedmont, and long persistent, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Asia

Uncommon (rare in Coastal Plain)

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

IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Twigs not "thorny" (spur shoots short, not spiny)

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 1.5-4cm long

FLOWER:
Spring
Pink/Whitish
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
Numerous stamens

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red/Green
Pome

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!



 


Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME: