Malus brevipes

Malus brevipes, with the common name shrub apple,^[1] is a species of crabapple in the genus Malus, in the family Rosaceae.

Malus brevipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Malus
Species:	M. brevipes
Binomial name
Malus brevipes Rehder

It is only known as a cultivated garden variety, its original native location of distribution is unknown.^[2] Kew Gardens and Montreal Botanical Garden are amongst over 20 botanic gardens that are known to have living specimens of the shrub apple.^[3]