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Peraphyllum
Sign in to savePeraphyllum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the rose family, containing the single species Peraphyllum ramosissimum, commonly known as wild crab apple.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRosales
- FamilyRosaceae
Native toCalifornia, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 49
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Collections
- UCMP
- Recorded in
- United States
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Peraphyllum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the rose family, containing the single species Peraphyllum ramosissimum, commonly known as wild crab apple.
==Description== Peraphyllum ramosissimum is a shrub which may reach in height. Growing up to long, the leaves are simple; they can grow very close together on short shoots but are well separated on longer shoots.
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