EcoFlora - Malus

Malus
Family: Rosaceae Cecelia Alexander	vPlants Resources The Morton Arboretum Small tree or shrub often 4.5 - 7.5 m tall Leaves: with stalks and stipules, toothed or lobed, usually hairy, folded or rolled up longitudinally in bud. Flowers: bisexual, borne in an inflorescence, with fifteen to 50 stamens, usually yellow anthers, two to five styles fused at the base, and an inferior and three- to five-celled ovary. Sepals: five, fused at the base, sometimes persistent. Petals: white to pink or red, nearly circular to inversely egg-shaped. Fruit: fleshy with a core (pome), red to yellow or green. Bark: becoming shiny grayish brown and scaly with age. Buds: usually reddish brown, egg-shaped with overlapping scales, often with hairs sticking out from the inner surface of the scales. Form: low and mound-like to wide-spreading, sometimes columnar to weeping in cultivars, highly branched, rarely somewhat spiny. Flowering: spring Habitat and ecology: Woods and thickets. Some Malus species are native, while others are introduced and sometimes escape into natural areas. Notes: Malus is a challenging genus taxonomically and is sometimes included in the genus Pyrus. Dirr (1998) states a fruit less than 5 cm (2 inches) in diameter is called a crabapple, while a fruit larger than 5 cm is called an apple. See Dirr (1998) for information on the hundreds of Malus cultivars available for landscape use. Etymology: Malus is the classic name for apple. Author: The Morton Arboretum
Species within checklist: Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO - Woody Plants \|\| << 1 - 50 taxa >> Malus angustifolia Map not Available Malus asiatica Media not available Map not Available Malus baccata Map not Available Malus bracteata Map not Available Malus communis Map not Available Malus coronaria Map not Available Malus dasyphylla Media not available Map not Available Malus dawsoniana Media not available Map not Available Malus diversifolia Media not available Map not Available Malus florentina Map not Available Malus floribunda Map not Available Malus fusca Map not Available Malus glabrata Map not Available Malus glaucescens Map not Available Malus halliana Map not Available Malus heterophylla Media not available Map not Available Malus honanensis Map not Available Malus hupehensis Map not Available Malus ioënsis Map not Available Malus kansuensis Map not Available Malus kirghisorum Map not Available Malus lancifolia Map not Available Malus longipes Media not available Map not Available Malus mandshurica Map not Available Malus manshurica Map not Available Malus micromalus Map not Available Malus orientalis Map not Available Malus platycarpa Map not Available Malus prattii Map not Available Malus prunifolia Map not Available Malus pulcherrima Media not available Map not Available Malus pumila Map not Available Malus purpurea Map not Available Malus robusta Map not Available Malus rockii Map not Available Malus sachalinensis Media not available Map not Available Malus sargentii Map not Available Malus sieboldii Map not Available Malus sieversii Map not Available Malus sikkimensis Map not Available Malus spectabilis Map not Available Malus spontanea Media not available Map not Available Malus sylvestris Map not Available Malus toringo Map not Available Malus toringoides Map not Available Malus transitoria Map not Available Malus trilobata Media not available Map not Available Malus tschonoskii Map not Available Malus turkmenorum Media not available Map not Available Malus x arnoldiana Map not Available