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Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
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Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)

General: Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum) is a much branched deciduous shrub or small tree that grows to about 10 feet. The leaves originate from short side-stems, are long oval (lanceolate) to about 2-inches long and may have small prickers on the leaf margins. Flowers are white, five petaled, and have many stamens. Fruits are little crab apples that look like rose hips.

Wild Crab Apple is an uncommon component of vegetation communities in the Upper Sonoran (Pinyon-Juniper Woodland) and Transition (Yellow Pine Forest) life zones.

Family: Rose (Rosaceae).

Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum) Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum) Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum) Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum) Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Leaves originate from short side-stems
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Leaves originate from short side-stems
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Leaves originate from short side-stems
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Leaves also grow from fresh main-stems
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Leaves also grow from fresh main-stems
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Leaves to about 2-inches long
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Leaf margins with small prickers
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Leaf margins with small prickers
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Leaf margins without small prickers (dorsal surface)
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Leaf margins without small prickers (ventral surface)
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Flowers white, originate near branch tips
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Flowers white, originate near branch tips
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Flowers with 5 white petals and 15-20 stamens
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Flowers with 5 white petals and 15-20 stamens
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Flowers with 5 white petals and 15-20 stamens
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Sepals spreading, hairy on lower surface, persistent on fruit
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Developing fruit
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Developing fruit
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Old fruits
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Old fruit
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Old fruit
Wild Crab Apple (Peraphyllum ramosissimum)
Old fruit

Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate. Names generally follow the USDA database.
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