Pyrus malus L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Rosaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
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Species Description - Widely spreading tree to 15 m; lvs elliptic to ovate, finely serrate, convolute in bud, permanently pubescent beneath; fls white, tinged with pink, 3 cm wide; hypanthium densely tomentose, open at the mouth; anthers yellow; cal persistent; fr globose or ovoid-globose, 6–12 cm; 2n=34. Eurasian cultigen, occasionally escaped. Probably hybridizes with native crab-apple.
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Common Names
apple