The Flora of Derbyshire - Checklist, Maps and Sample Accounts

THIS IS A DRAFT

The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.

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Dates
First year: 1789
Latest year: 2007

County Status
Native

Family
Rosaceae

Total records held
616

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 401	410
Tetrads: 297	302
Hectads: 37	37

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Feb 16 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Crab Apple is a spiny native shrub or small tree of hedges, scrub and woods. It is frequent throughout the lowland parts of our areas but rare in the White Peak and Dark Peak. It is often recorded in error for Apple (XXM. domestica).