Pyrus malus L.
Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill.
European crab apple
[An article has not been written yet.]
5/12/2016 · Wildlife Pond Trail, Beaver Brook Association, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 8.7 cm) 
5/12/2016 · Wildlife Pond Trail, Beaver Brook Association, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 13 × 10″ (32 × 26 cm) 
5/12/2016 · Wildlife Pond Trail, Beaver Brook Association, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm) 
5/12/2016 · Wildlife Pond Trail, Beaver Brook Association, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 4½ × 3½″ (12 × 8.9 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Rosales | Rose family and eight others |
| Family | Rosaceae | Includes apples, apricots, plums, cherries, peaches, pears, raspberries, strawberries, almonds, roses, meadowsweets, photinias, firethorns, rowans, and hawthorns; many others |
| Genus | Malus | A classical name for the apple |
| Species | sylvestris | Growing in woods, forest-loving, wild |
Malus sylvestris description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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