Malus coronaria

ClassificationDicots
FamilyRosaceae
Family (Traditional)Rosaceae
GenusMalus
Species:Malus coronaria (L.) Mill.
Common NameSweet Crab Apple
Growth Habittree
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: Yes; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: PK; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: doubly serrate; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Type: Pome; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 5; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 4
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Malus carolinensis Malus carolinensis Ashe
Malus coronaria var. bracteata Malus coronaria var. bracteata (Rehder) Likhonos
Malus coronaria var. glaucescens Malus coronaria var. glaucescens (Rehder) Likhonos
Malus coronaria var. hoopesii Malus coronaria var. hoopesii Rehder
Malus coronaria var. platycarpa Malus coronaria var. platycarpa (Rehder) Likhonos
Malus coronaria var. plena Malus coronaria var. plena C.K. Schneid.
Malus coronaria var. puberula Malus coronaria var. puberula Rehder
Malus elongata Malus elongata (Rehder) Ashe
Malus fragrans Malus fragrans Rehder
Malus fragrans var. elongata Malus fragrans var. elongata Rehder

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bath (KY), Boyle (KY), Bracken (KY), Carter (KY), Christian (KY), Crittenden (KY), Estill (KY), Fleming (KY), Garrard (KY), Greenup (KY), Harlan (KY), Harrison (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Knox (KY), Laurel (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), Marshall (KY), Mason (KY), Montgomery (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Perry (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rowan (KY), Trigg (KY), Wolfe (KY), Anderson (TN), Benton (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Campbell (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Henry (TN), Johnson (TN), Madison (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sumner (TN), Tipton (TN), Van Buren (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1938 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100627957 Garrard Kentucky 18 Apr 2011 W. W. Overbeck
1111
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100627999 Jackson Kentucky 30 Apr 1991 Ross Murray
4
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100726544 Garrard Kentucky 13 Jul 2011 W. W. Overbeck
1330
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100627890 Carter Kentucky 14 Aug 1965 Elizabeth M. Browne
11111
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100627908 Estill Kentucky 24 Aug 1988 Richard G. Guetig
938
EKY
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115447 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115452 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115440 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115524 Marshall Kentucky
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115432 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115441 Tipton Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115425 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115448 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115453 Johnson Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
UCHT014920 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Malus coronaria
31234100627940 Garrard Kentucky 26 May 1983 Donna A. Godbey
170
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100627932 Fleming Kentucky 28 Sep 2003 Ronald L. Jones
9529
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100628070 Montgomery Kentucky 09 May 1984 Julian Campbell
142
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100628013 Laurel Kentucky 23 Apr 1994 Kim Kipp
6
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100627965 Garrard Kentucky 16 Jun 1983 Donna A. Godbey
237
EKY
Malus coronaria
31973000018459 Laurel Kentucky
KNK
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115458 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
UCHT014924 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Malus coronaria
APSC0080789 Knox Kentucky
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0005091 Stewart Tennessee 25 Aug 1986 Edward W. Chester with Joe Schibig
86-905
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0093941 Laurel Kentucky
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0093734 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0005122 Trigg Kentucky 10 Oct 1978 Edward W. Chester
3323
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0084688 Montgomery Kentucky 23 Aug 1986 Max Medley
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0096514 Cumberland Tennessee
APSC
Malus coronaria
31234100627924 Fleming Kentucky 19 Jul 1999 Ross C. Clark
Ryan Bauer
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100627981 Harrison Kentucky 07 Jun 1999 Ross C. Clark
24683
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100628005 Knox Kentucky 18 Apr 1998 Rain Storm
8
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100627874 Bath Kentucky 17 May 1984 Julian Campbell
176
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100627916 Fleming Kentucky 19 Jul 1999 Ross C. Clark
25247
EKY
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115456 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115426 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115449 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115450 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115433 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
APSC0080834 Greenup Kentucky
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0081541 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0070591 Crittenden Kentucky 21 Jun 1979 Max Medley
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0115223 Morgan Tennessee
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0073742 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Malus coronaria
31234100628047 McCreary Kentucky 19 Jun 1987 Max E. Medley
16789
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100628104 Perry Kentucky 21 Jun 1986 Earlis Thornsberry
93
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100627973 Greenup Kentucky 02 Jul 1965 Elizabeth M. Browne
10689
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100628062 Montgomery Kentucky 14 May 1984 Julian Campbell
164
EKY
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115523 Greenup Kentucky
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115442 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115454 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115427 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115445 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
UCHT014915 Cumberland Tennessee
UCHT
Malus coronaria
APSC0085492 Montgomery Tennessee 30 Apr 2017 Mason Brock
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0083486 Pulaski Kentucky
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0096153 Rowan Kentucky
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0097581 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Malus coronaria
HTTU023450 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Malus coronaria
31234100628112 Powell Kentucky 11 Jun 1999 Timothy J. Weckman
5030
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100628138 Wolfe Kentucky 30 Jul 1988 R.C. Clark
21632
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100628054 Mason Kentucky 15 Jun 1999 Ross C. Clark
24815
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100628153 Cumberland Tennessee 01 Aug 1989 Ronald L. Jones
6203
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100628039 Laurel Kentucky 28 Jun 1981 Ralph L. Thompson
637
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100627882 Bracken Kentucky 22 Jun 1999 Ross C. Clark
24932
EKY
Malus coronaria
BEREA021083 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115434 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115428 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
UCHT014917 Morgan Tennessee
UCHT
Malus coronaria
UCHT014916 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Malus coronaria
APSC0093940 Laurel Kentucky
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0040592 Boyle Kentucky 30 Jun 1938 Mary Wharton
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0005119 Lyon Kentucky 28 Aug 1987 Edward W. Chester
87-722
APSC
Malus coronaria
MTSU007796 Sumner Tennessee 08 Nov 1991 M. R. Stewart
44
MTSU
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115437 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115435 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115439 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115430 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115451 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115457 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115431 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115444 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
APSC0097582 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0005124 Trigg Kentucky 19 Jul 1983 Edward W. Chester
83-218
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0005121 Lyon Kentucky 27 Aug 1986 Edward W. Chester with Joe Schibig
86-918
APSC
Malus coronaria
HTTU025594 Cumberland Tennessee
HTTU
Malus coronaria
HTTU023449 Cumberland Tennessee
HTTU
Malus coronaria
MTSU007781 Davidson Tennessee 01 Nov 1980 Becky Stevens
74
MTSU
Malus coronaria
MTSU007797 Williamson Tennessee 13 Sep 1992 Karen Weller
66
MTSU
Malus coronaria
MTSU007830 Anderson Tennessee 12 Apr 1998 Stephen Hannah
14
MTSU
Malus coronaria
UOS05498 Franklin Tennessee 15 Jul 2005 Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Malus coronaria
APSC0005120 Stewart Tennessee 21 Jul 1987 Edward W. Chester with Joe Schibig
87-533
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0005123 Lyon Kentucky 31 Aug 1978 Larry Carpenter and Edward W. Chester
3316
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0070609 Jefferson Kentucky 11 Jun 1987 Max Medley
APSC
Malus coronaria
HTTU032522 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Malus coronaria
HTTU019838 Tennessee
HTTU
Malus coronaria
UCHT036334 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Malus coronaria
UOS05500 Van Buren Tennessee 16 Sep 2001 Chris A. Fleming
UOS
Malus coronaria
APSC0052170 Hamilton Tennessee
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0097580 Harlan Kentucky 04 Jun 1983 Max Medley
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0081546 Christian Kentucky 03 Jun 1979 John Macgregor
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0005094 Henry Tennessee 29 Jul 1991 Edward W. Chester
91-76
APSC
Malus coronaria
MTSU007795 Grundy Tennessee 08 Sep 1990 Carolyn Ridner
3
MTSU
Malus coronaria
31234100850336 Wolfe Kentucky 06 Sep 1989 Ross C. Clark
22277
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100628088 Montgomery Kentucky 20 Aug 1984 Julian Campbell
880
EKY
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115429 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115436 Sequatchie Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115522 Carter Kentucky
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115443 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
APSC0096145 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0005090 Lyon Kentucky 13 Jul 1987 Edward W. Chester with Troy McCarty
87-476
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0005092 Stewart Tennessee 12 Jul 2008 Edward W. Chester with Dwayne Estes and Chris Fleming
14752
APSC
Malus coronaria
APSC0005089 Stewart Tennessee 24 Sep 1987 Edward W. Chester
87-791
APSC
Malus coronaria
HTTU027588 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Malus coronaria
MTSU007767 Rutherford Tennessee 21 Apr 2013 Nia Davis
35
MTSU
Malus coronaria
MTSU007779 Madison Tennessee 08 Nov 1980 Rose Mary LaGrange
27
MTSU
Malus coronaria
31234100628096 Montgomery Kentucky 28 Jun 1984 Julian Campbell
497
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100628021 Laurel Kentucky 26 Jun 1996 Gary W. Libby
1376
EKY
Malus coronaria
31234100628120 Trigg Kentucky 11 Aug 2008 Edward W. Chester
14769
EKY
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115446 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115438 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
TENN-V-0115455 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Malus coronaria
UCHT014919 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Malus coronaria
APSC0005093 Benton Tennessee 24 Jun 1992 Edward W. Chester
12758
APSC
Malus coronaria
HTTU023451 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Malus coronaria
MTSU007780 Madison Tennessee 08 Nov 1980 Doug M. McKee
27
MTSU
Malus coronaria
MTSU007808 Coffee Tennessee 10 Apr 1997 Shane Wallace
44
MTSU
Malus coronaria
MTSU007831 Sumner Tennessee 10 Apr 1993 Scott Joslin
76
MTSU
Malus coronaria
MEM002968 Muhlenberg Kentucky 28 Jun 1962 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
5534
MEM
Malus coronaria
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