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Prairie Crabapple, Wild Crabapple (Malus ioensis)

At the end of April, a lot of the fruit has already set. The fruit is eaten by songbirds, bobwhite quail, ring-neck pheasant, opossums, fox and other critters. The leaves serve as larval food for at least 4 kinds of butterflies. Note the fine hairs on the undersides of the leaves.