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Malus

not marked as a favorite taxon *Malus ×platycarpa Rehder. Common name: Broadfruit Crabapple. Phenology: May; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Woodlands, fencerows, field margins. Distribution: VA south to GA.

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Origin/Endemic status: Garden origin

Taxonomy Comments: Probably of hybrid origin between M. coronaria and M. domestica, most often encountered in areas where domestic apples are cultivated in vicinity of native crabapples.

Synonymy ⓘ: = n/a — C, RAB. Basionym: Malus ×platycarpa Rehder 1913

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