PLANTS Profile for Malus fusca (Oregon crab apple)

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Malus fusca (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.
Oregon crab apple

Symbol:

MAFU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rosaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Malus fusca (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, CO, Ciro Summit. Usage Requirements.

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Malus fusca (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.

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Synonyms:
Malus fusca (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.

	MADI10	Malus diversifolia (Bong.) M. Roem.
	MAFUL	Malus fusca (Raf.) C.K. Schneid. var. levipes (Nutt.) C.K. Schneid.
	PYFU	Pyrus fusca Raf.
	PYRI3	Pyrus rivularis Douglas ex Hook.

Distribution:
Malus fusca (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.


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USA (AK, CA, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Malus fusca (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae, 36 species in Malus

Classification:
Malus fusca (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.

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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 fusca (Raf.) C.K. Schneid. – Oregon crab apple

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Malus fusca (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC+

FACW

FAC

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Malus diversifolia:

	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
Quinlan							Low	Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

More Accounts and Images:
Malus fusca (Raf.) C.K. Schneid.

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 25258.

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

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

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

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 01/04/2013 01:37 AM CST