Oregon Crab Apple
Malus fusca (Raf.) C.K.Schneid.
Malus fusca, known as Oregon Crab Apple, is a species of crabapple native to western North America. It is a member of the Rosaceae family and is found in regions including British Columbia, Alaska, California, Oregon, and Washington. The tree typically reaches 10–12 m in height and occasionally grows as a shrub under cultivation.
Description
Malus fusca is a tree or shrub with terete branches that are villous when young and glabrescent. Leaves are petiolate, elliptical to oval, with cuneate or cordate bases and acuminate or acute apices. The inflorescence is an umbelliform corymb with 6–10 white or rarely pink flowers. The pome is coniform, 1.5–2.0 cm in diameter, yellow to red. Chromosome number is 2n = 34.
Other common names
Oregon Crab AppleOregon crabapplePacific crabapplewestern crabapple
Distribution
British Columbia · CZ · Global · Alaska · California · Oregon · Washington
Synonyms
Pyrus rivularis var. levipesPyrus diversifoliaMalus rivularisMalus subcordataPyrus subcordataPyrus fuseaMalus diversifoliaMalus fusca var. levipesPyrus fuscaPyrus rivularisMalus fusca var. fuscaMalus baccata subsp. fuscaMalus rivularis var. levipesMalus fusca var. diversifoliaPyrus fusca var. diversifoliaPyrus fusca var. levipesSinomalus fuscaMalus rivularis var. diversifoliaPyrus rivularis unranked diversifoliaPyrus rivularisSorbus rivularis
