Rosaceae

Wild crab apple

Peraphyllum ramosissimum Nutt.

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Peraphyllum

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Wild crab apple: Peraphyllum ramosissimum near high point of road to Potosi Spring from route 160, 4 km SSW of Mountain Springs, Spring Mountains, southern Nevada — Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Wild crab apple

Synonyms

Amelanchier ramosissima (Nutt.) J.F.Morales

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.