Malus ioensis (Prairie Crab Apple) Native Cover Crop Yellow to orange-red-purple fall foliage

Yellow to orange-red-purple fall foliage and scarlet fruit provide fall and winter interest and food source for overwintering birds

John's wort is an uncommon plant that can be found in moist woodland openings

Pairs of coarse-toothed leaves meet at and surround the square stem

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Some of its associates are Campanulastrum americanum

Malus ioensis (Prairie Crab Apple) Native Cover Crop Yellow to orange-red-purple fall foliageMalus ioensis (Prairie Crab Apple) is fantastic in bloom with magenta flower buds open to pink white flowers. The fruit is very popular with a myriad of wildlife. This shrub or understory tree would have been found in open woodlands, woodland edges, thickets, and prairies, but it has largely decreased in populations with habitat loss. Unfortunately, prairie crabapple is susceptible to many foliar diseases and can tend to lose its leaves early in the