Malus sylvestris

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q47161
Malus sylvestris
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Summary

Malus sylvestris is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,166 views/month, #1,366 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Tree of the year (Germany)[3], Tree of the Year (Hungary)[4]
  • Instance of: medicinal plant[5]
  • Taxon rank: species[6]
  • IUCN conservation status: Data Deficient[7]
  • Parent taxon: Malus[8]
  • Taxon name: Malus sylvestris[9]
  • Commons category: Malus sylvestris[10]
  • Has basionym: Pyrus malus var. sylvestris[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Malus sylvestris[12]
  • Commons gallery: Malus sylvestris[13]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=23279[14]
  • Short name: M. sylvestris[15]
  • Taxon common name: Wild-Apfel[16], Holzapfel[17], European Crab Apple[18], Crab Apple[19], Pommier Sauvage[20], Appel[21], jabloň lesní[22], jabloň planá[23], pommier[24], metsäomenapuu[25], 欧洲野苹果[26], 森林苹果[27], pumar, mazanal muxín[28], pumar[29]
  • Different from: Pommier sauvage[30], French Crab[31]
  • NatureServe conservation status: secure[32]
  • Status in the Red List of Threatened Species in the Czech Republic: data deficient[33]

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Identifiers

Malus sylvestris's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 61223[34]. Malus sylvestris's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3752[35]. Malus sylvestris's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 633316[36]. Malus sylvestris's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3001509[37]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 25264[38] and 565919[39].

Why It Matters

Malus sylvestris has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did Malus sylvestris receive?

Honors received include Tree of the year (Germany)[3] and Tree of the Year (Hungary)[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . baum-des-jahres.de. Retrieved . baum-des-jahres.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [35] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [38] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [36] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [37] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [33] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 25264, 565919
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'ca', 'ceb', 'co', 'commons', 'cs',
    Sitelink count → 58
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apni id → 59657, 233057, 449594
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  3. 8w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apni id → 59657, 233057, 449594
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  4. 8w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C9538
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  5. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Apni id → 59657, 233057, 449594
    Svkkl authority id → 0319811-jablon-lesni
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Wild-Apfel'}, {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Holzapfel'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Crab Apple'} +14
    Foliage type → deciduous plant
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  6. 20w ago · David Newton · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
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  7. 23w ago · CanticleCat · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Tree of the year (Germany), Tree of the Year (Hungary)
    Aliases → —
    Status in the red list of threatened species in the czech republic → data deficient
    Different from → Pommier sauvage, French Crab
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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