Malus × brevipes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Malus |
Species: | M. brevipes
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Binomial name | |
Malus brevipes |
Malus brevipes, with the common name shrub apple, [1] is a species of crabapple in the genus Malus, in the family Rosaceae.
It is only known as a cultivated garden variety, its original native location of distribution is unknown. [2] Kew Gardens and Montreal Botanical Garden are amongst over 20 botanic gardens that are known to have living specimens of the shrub apple. [3]