NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Malus angustifolia [=Pyrus angustifolia]
Southern Crabapple, Wild Crabapple, Narrow-leaved Crabapple
Scientific Name: |
Malus angustifolia [=Pyrus angustifolia] |
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Genus: |
Malus |
Species Epithet: |
angustifolia |
Common Name: |
Southern Crabapple, Wild Crabapple, Narrow-leaved Crabapple |
Plant Type |
Tree |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Rosaceae (Rose Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
12-36 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Pink |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Moist |
Bloom Time: |
April, May |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Forests, woodlands, fence-rows, dry hammocks, occasionally in bottomlands. In the NC Coastal Plain, it is infrequent to frequent, though not common; however, it may be absent in some far eastern counties. Mostly infrequent to locally fairly common in the southern mountains. Rare to occasional in the remainder of the state, including all of the Piedmont. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Highest Wildlife Value |
Landscape Value: |
Recommended and Available |
State Rank: |
S3: Vulnerable, S4: Apparently secure, S5: Secure (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G_?: Uncertain (add status to NOTES section) (*Key) |
Notes: |
State rank assigned by the NC NHP or by NatureServe is S3? but website editors of Vascular Plants of NC (https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/index.php) suggest it is more like S4S5. Global rank is an uncertain G5. |
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