Malus angustifolia (Aiton) Michx.

Locations ofMalus angustifolia (Aiton) Michx. in Virginia

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Family
Rosaceae
Botanical Name
Malus angustifolia (Aiton) Michx.
Common Name
Southern Crabapple
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Malus angustifolia (Ait.) Michx.
Comments
Plants with twigs and pedicels densely and rather persistently pannose have been called var. puberula Rehder.
The map from Atlas lll (largely reproduced here) may include some records of M. coronaria that are misidentified. Re-evaluation of herbarium specimens is needed.
Habitat
Open upland forests, woodlands, shrubby clearings, old fields, and fencerows; occasionally in alluvial or seasonally wet habitats. Infrequent but widespread in the s. and c. Coastal Plain; infrequent to rare elsewhere.
Native Status
Native

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