Missouri Plants Crabapple   (Malus ioensis) Tracheophyta: Angiosperm: Dicot: Rose (Rosaceae) Native North American Tree Habitat: yards and forest edges. ID Features: small toothed leaves, pink flowers, tiny apples. Natural History: Crabapple is a small tree that produces pink or white flowers in the spring. It grows in open woods and the edges of woods, as well as fields. The fruit is eaten by a variety of animals.

The information is from: Missouri Wildflowers by Edgar Denison, 5th Edition, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1998.