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Malus

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Also known as crabapple, apples, apple

Malus ( or ) is a genus of about 32–57 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple, crab apples (sometimes known in North America as crabapples) and wild apples.

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Malus is a group of about 32 to 57 species of small trees and shrubs that belong to the rose family and includes the common apple tree we grow in orchards, as well as crab apples and wild apple varieties. It matters because it encompasses the domesticated apple and related wild species that have been important to human agriculture and food production for thousands of years.

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Malus

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderRosales
  5. FamilyRosaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Altay, Amur, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, British Columbia
Observations recorded550,087

Common Name: maidens blush apple

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taxon common name
jablana
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  • Description
  • Subdivision
  • Species
  • Formerly placed here
  • Selected artificial hybrids
  • Fossil species
  • Cultivation
  • Cultivars
  • Toxicity
  • Uses
  • References
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Malus ( or ) is a genus of about 32–57 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple, crab apples (sometimes known in North America as crabapples) and wild apples.

The genus is native to the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere.

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