Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh.

Locations ofMalus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. in Virginia

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Family
Rosaceae
Botanical Name
Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh.
Common Name
Common Apple
Synonym(s)
Malus pumila P. Mill.
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Malus pumila P. Miller
Comments
Common apple; widely persistent from old plantings and more or less naturalized, especially in the upper Piedmont and mountains. This species has been traditionally named Malus pumila. However, a recent proposal to conserve the name Malus domestica against M. pumila and several other names was approved at the Shenzhen Botanical Congress held in Jul 2017.
Habitat
Commonly cultivated, long-persistent, and more or less naturalized in successional forests, old fields, borders, and fencerows. Frequent in the mountains; infrequent elsewhere.
Native Status
Introduced

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