Malus dasyphylla Borkh.

Taxonomy: Fam. Rosaceae// Genus: Malus// Species: Malus dasyphylla Borkh.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1998).

Lifeform:  Perennial, tree up to c. 10 m; Mesophanerophyte according to the  Raunkiær system.

Distribution:  Native to Central and Southeast Europe according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Kurtto, 2009+).

Habitat:  Woods, edges and clearings of oak and European beech forests from c. 800 up to 1550 m altitude.

Flowering period: Spring APR, MAY.

Malus dasyphylla – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – tree crown. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – flowers and leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – spent flowers and leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 28.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – branch with flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – flower buds. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – branch with fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – branch with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – adaxial side of leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – abaxial side of leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – abaxial side of leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – twig. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – twig. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 05.06.2021.. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – branch with fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – branch with fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – branch with fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – branches with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – leaf petiole (left) and stem of twig (right). Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – twig. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – trunk bark. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – trunk bark. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – branches with ripe fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 20.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – ripe fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 20.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – ripe fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 20.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – ripe fruit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 20.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Malus dasyphylla – ripe fruit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska’ River, 20.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Malus dasyphylla. Kurtto, A. (2009): Rosaceae (pro parte majore). In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Malus%20dasyphylla&PTRefFk=7300000 [Accessed 07.07.2021].

Malus dasyphylla. Kurtto, A. (2009+): Rosaceae (pro parte majore). In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/64e3c1cd-7a02-44c5-8125-09a71e6b48ce [Accessed 04.02.2023].

Malus Miller. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (1998). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 4. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1006 – 1009.

Last update: 04.02.2023.

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