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Malus pumila Mill.
paradise apple

       
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Photo of Malus pumila Mill.
Herman, D.E., et al. 1996. North Dakota tree handbook. USDA NRCS ND State Soil Conservation Committee; NDSU Extension and Western Area Power Administration, Bismarck. Courtesy of ND State Soil Conservation Committee. Provided by USDA NRCS ND State Office. United States, ND. Usage Requirements.
 
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Malus pumila Mill.

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Synonyms:
Malus pumila Mill.

  MACO21 Malus communis Poir.  
  MADO4 Malus domestica auct. non Borkh.  
  MAPR8 Malus praecox (Pall.) Borkh.  
  MAPUN2 Malus pumila Mill. var. niedzwetzkyana (Dieck) C.K. Schneid.  
  MASY3 Malus sylvestris Amer. auth., non (L.) Mill.  
  MASYP Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill. var. praecox (Pall.) Ponomar.   European crab apple
  PYPU3 Pyrus pumila (Mill.) K. Koch  
 

Distribution:
Malus pumila Mill.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Malus pumila Mill.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 36 species in Malus
 

Classification:
Malus pumila Mill.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Rosales
Family Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus Malus Mill. – apple
Species Malus pumila Mill. – paradise apple
 

Introduced Information:
Malus pumila Mill.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Malus pumila Mill.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin Minor   Minor       Low  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Malus pumila Mill.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25262.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

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Malus pumila Mill.

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