Common Apple Malus pumila (formerly Malus domestica)
Other common names:
Apple, Domestic Apple Other scientific names: Malus domestica French names:
Pomme Family: Rose Family (Rosaceae) Distinctive features: Tree Flowers: Spring; White; 5 parts (petals) Leaves: Alternate, Simple Habitat: Fields and Open Areas Edible:
Fruits are very edible.
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Native Notes:
This is the domestic apple grown commercially.
Origin and Meaning of Names:
Scientific Name: domestica: domesticpumila: dwarf Photographs:
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An Common Apple tree.
An Common Apple tree in the winter.
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