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
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Common Apple at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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
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JK Marlow jkm230331_2243
March Spartanburg County SC
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March Spartanburg County SC
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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).
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JK Marlow jkm140411_882
April Spartanburg County SC
Petals obovate, base shortly clawed, apex rounded, per Flora of North America.
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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).
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JK Marlow jkm210406_9201
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Both surfaces of sepals tomentose, margin entire, per Flora of North America.
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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
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)
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!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p072
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p289
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p40
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p210
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