Taxon:  Malus coronaria (L.) Mill.



Summary
Genus:
Malus
Section:
Chloromeles
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:
23225
Place of publication:
Gard. dict. ed. 8: Malus no. 2.  1768
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature
Verified:
06/20/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
220 (147  active, 55  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Dickson, E. E. et al. 1991. Isozymes in North American Malus (Rosaceae): hybridization and species differentiation. Syst. Bot. 16:363-375. Note: isozyme evidence supports incl. Malus ioensis & M. angustifolia
  4. Duncan, W. H. & M. B. Duncan. 1988. Trees of the southeastern United States. 291.
  5. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  6. Englert, J. M. et al. 1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
  7. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  8. Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
  9. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2 Note: = Pyrus coronaria L.
  10. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  11. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Note: with two varieties
  12. Kron, P. & B. C. Husband. 2009. Hybridization and the reproductive pathways mediating gene flow between native Malus coronaria and domestic apple, M. domestica. Botany 87:864-874.
  13. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  14. Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
  15. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  16. Likhonos, F. D. 1974. A survey of the species in the genus Malus Mill. Trudy Prikl. Bot. 52(3):24.
  17. Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
  18. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  19. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  20. Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
  21. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Pyrus coronaria L.
  22. Way, R. D. et al. 1991. Apple (Malus). Acta Hort. 290:3-46. Note: mentions
  23. Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsweet crab apple  1Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
GermanKronen-Apfel  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Swedishamerikansk apel  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntarios.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Pyrus coronaria L.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois Dickson, E. E. et al. 1991. Isozymes in North American Malus (Rosaceae): hybridization and species differentiation. Syst. Bot. 16:363-375. Note: isozyme evidence supports incl. Malus ioensis & M. angustifolia
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMissouri Duncan, W. H. & M. B. Duncan. 1988. Trees of the southeastern United States. 291.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana Dickson, E. E. et al. 1991. Isozymes in North American Malus (Rosaceae): hybridization and species differentiation. Syst. Bot. 16:363-375. Note: isozyme evidence supports incl. Malus ioensis & M. angustifolia
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigans. & c.Duncan, W. H. & M. B. Duncan. 1988. Trees of the southeastern United States. 291.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey Duncan, W. H. & M. B. Duncan. 1988. Trees of the southeastern United States. 291.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York Dickson, E. E. et al. 1991. Isozymes in North American Malus (Rosaceae): hybridization and species differentiation. Syst. Bot. 16:363-375. Note: isozyme evidence supports incl. Malus ioensis & M. angustifolia
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio Duncan, W. H. & M. B. Duncan. 1988. Trees of the southeastern United States. 291.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania Duncan, W. H. & M. B. Duncan. 1988. Trees of the southeastern United States. 291.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabaman.Duncan, W. H. & M. B. Duncan. 1988. Trees of the southeastern United States. 291.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansas Duncan, W. H. & M. B. Duncan. 1988. Trees of the southeastern United States. 291.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDelaware Duncan, W. H. & M. B. Duncan. 1988. Trees of the southeastern United States. 291.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentucky Dickson, E. E. et al. 1991. Isozymes in North American Malus (Rosaceae): hybridization and species differentiation. Syst. Bot. 16:363-375. Note: isozyme evidence supports incl. Malus ioensis & M. angustifolia
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippin.Duncan, W. H. & M. B. Duncan. 1988. Trees of the southeastern United States. 291.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolinaw.Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennessee Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia Duncan, W. H. & M. B. Duncan. 1988. Trees of the southeastern United States. 291.
2Cultivated    also cult.Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Native
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Ontario (s.)]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana, Michigan (s. & c.), New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama (n.), Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi (n.), North Carolina (w.), Tennessee, Virginia]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Dickson, E. E. et al. 1991. Isozymes in North American Malus (Rosaceae): hybridization and species differentiation. Syst. Bot. 16:363-375. Note: isozyme evidence supports incl. Malus ioensis & M. angustifolia
  2. Duncan, W. H. & M. B. Duncan. 1988. Trees of the southeastern United States. 291.
  3. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  4. Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
  5. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: = Pyrus coronaria L.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Human foodfruit Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Human foodfruit Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=23225. Accessed 15 April 2026.