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prairie crabapple |
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Malus ioensis |
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| Taxonomy | Family: |
Rosaceae (rose) |
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Subfamily: |
Spiraeoideae |
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Tribe: |
Pyreae |
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Subtribe: |
Pyrinae |
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Genus: |
Malus |
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Section: |
Chloromeles |
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| Nativity | Native |
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| Status |
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| Habitat | Woodland openings, brushy thickets, old fields, roadsides. |
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| Flowering | Mid-spring |
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| Flower Color | White to pink |
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| Identification |
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| Range |  |
Sources: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8. | |||||
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| Comments | This is the only crabapple native to Minnesota. |
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| Synonyms | Malus angustifolia var. spinosa Malus coronaria ssp. ioensis Malus coronaria var. ioensis Malus ioensis var. bushii Malus ioensis var. creniserrata Malus ioensis var. ioensis Malus ioensis var. palmeri Malus ioensis var. spinosa Malus ioensis var. texana Pyrus angustifolia var. spinosa Pyrus coronaria var. ioensis Pyrus ioensis Pyrus ioensis var. texana |
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| Common Names |
Iowa crabapple prairie crab apple prairie crabapple prairie crab-apple western crab apple |
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