Eastern Mojave Vegetation Coll. No. 3543, Malus coronaria.  
 

 

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Photographed 6 May 2026.

Native and Naturalized Flora of the Golden Area, Jefferson County, Colorado
Rosaceae

Malus coronaria (L.) Mill.  Sweet Crabapple.

Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. Street tree at 900 5th Street. 39.76102°N, 105.22843°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1760 m.. Bud scales and sepals abaxially glabrous, petals white, styles 5. City of Golden parkway tree, Forestry Dept. Tree No. 2319.

Collected by permit: City of Golden, 2026, issued: Mar 15, 2026, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich 3543. 24-Mar-2026

Coll. No. 3543, 24 March 2026: Stem, young, brown becoming waxy with age; Scale buds, abaxial glabrous, ciliate; Leaves, barely emergent, petiole 6 mm. + 21 mm. × 11 mm. wide, sparsely hairy, serrulate with small glands in sinuses; Inflorescence, umbel, with (typically) 5 flowers; Pedicel, bractlets #1; Sepals, adaxially lanose, abaxially glabrous; Petals, white, 19 mm. × 9 mm. wide; Styles, #5.

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Date and time this page was prepared: 8/1/2026 3:19:42 PM