166 MISC. PUBLICATION 303, U. 8. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
Malus fusea (Raf.) Schn. (pl. 21, B). Oregon crab apple, 
M. vivularis Roem., M@. diversifolia (Bong.) Roem., Pyrus fusca Raf., P. 
diversifolia Bong., P. rivularis Dougl. 
Range: 1, 2, 4. 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Pome, available August—November. 
A small to large tree; flowers April-May; thicket forming; specimens usually 
straggling when single. 
Stomach records: Robin. Observations: Much eaten by Oregon ruffed grouse. 
Not a first-class browse plant because often inaccessible on account of thicket- 
forming tendency but sometimes fair cattle forage. 
Malus glabrata Rehd. Crab apple. 
Pyrus glabrata Bailey. 
Range: 27. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Pome. 
A small to large tree. 
Malus glaucescens Rehd. Dunbar crab apple. 
M. fragrans Rehd., Pyrus glaucescens Bailey. 
Range: 22.24.25, 26, 265-20. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Pome, available in September. 
A large shrub to smali or large tree; flowers April-May; commonly clump 
forming and spiny. 
Malus ioensis (Wood) Britt. Prairie crab apple. 
Pyrus coronaria toensis Wood, P. ioensis Caruth. 
Range: 20, 21, 22, 23,25, 29. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Pome, available September-October. 
A large shrub to small tree; flowers April-May; several varieties, all occur- 
ing within the range of the species have been described. 
Malus ljancifolia Reha. Lanceleaf crab apple. 
Pyrus lancifolia Bailey. 
Range: 20, 27. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Pome. 
A large shrub to small, spiny tree. 
Malus malus, see Malus punvila. 
Malus platyearpa Rehd. Crab apple. 
Pyrus platycarpa Bailey. 
Range: 25, 27. 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Pome. 
A large shrub to small tree. 
Malus pumila Mill. Wild apple. 
M. malus (L.) Britt., M. sylwestris Mill, Pyrus malus L. 
Range: 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Pome, available September—November. 
A small to large tree, flowers April-May; introduced from Asia, but widely 
naturalized and easily escaping. 
Stomach records: Three species of birds; gray fox, white-tailed deer. Obser- 
vations: Nine species of birds, including ring-necked pheasant and mourning 
dove; white-tailed deer. Without doubt of extreme importance as a food- 
producing plant for wildlife. 
Malus rivularis, see Malus fusca. 
Malus sempervirens, see Malus angustifolia. 
Malus soulardii (Bailey) Britt. Soulard crab apple. 
Pyrus soulardii Bailey. 
Range: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Pome. 
