genus
Apples and Crabapples
Malus
Field notes
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- Apple introduced
- Siberian Crabapple introduced
- European Wild Apple introduced
- Pacific Crab Apple native
- Pear-leaf Crabapple introduced
- Southern Crabapple native
- Toringo Crabapple introduced
- Sweet Crabapple native
- Hupeh Crabapple introduced
- Prairie Crab Apple native
- Japanese Crabapple introduced
- Malus sieversii
- Manchurian Crabapple
- Caucasus Apple
- Hall's Crab
- Purple Crab
- Chinese Flowering Crabapple
- Kaido Crabapple
- Sargent Crabapple
- Paradise Apple
- Cherry Crab
- Small-fruited Crab Apple
- Dawson Crabapple
- O-zumi
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native apples and crabapples All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Sweet Crabapple
Malus coronaria
caterpillars
199
hosts
6
food
32
flowers
70
shelter
1
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Prairie Crab Apple
Malus ioensis
caterpillars
197
hosts
4
food
32
flowers
58
shelter
1
-
Southern Crabapple
Malus angustifolia
caterpillars
187
hosts
4
food
33
flowers
55
shelter
1
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Pacific Crab Apple
Malus fusca
caterpillars
101
hosts
1
food
17
flowers
33