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southern crabapple
Malus angustifolia
Malus angustifolia, or southern crabapple, is a species of crabapple native to the eastern and south-central United States from Florida west to eastern Texas and north to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Missouri.
From the article Malus angustifolia on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
M. angustifolia is a tree sometimes attaining a height of 10 meters (33 feet). The trunk can have a diameter up to 25 centimeters (10 inches). The flowers are pink, with a pleasant scent. The fruits are up to 3 cm (1+1⁄4 in) in diameter, and have an aromatic scent and a pear-like shape; yellow-green in color, with some red when ripe.
Range & habitat
The species can be found from Florida west to eastern Texas and north to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Missouri. M. angustifolia prefers habitats that are moist but well-drained. For inflorescence to occur, full sunlight is required. The species has been observed in habitat types such as dry hammocks, xeric flatwoods, mesic woodlands, floodplains, and pine woods.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
At the table
Although the fruits are astringent, acidic, and unpalatable when raw, they can be used to make jellies, jams, and food preserves. The tree is grown as an ornamental plant.
Wikipedia: “Uses”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 165103.