Maclura pomifera
Bow Wood, Hedge Apple
Other regional names: Osage Orange
- Osage Orange
Also known as: Ioxylon aurantiacum (Nuttall) Rafinesque +14 more
- Ioxylon aurantiacum (Nuttall) Rafinesque
- Ioxylon maclura Raf., 1838
- Ioxylon pomiferum Raf.
- Ioxylon pomiferum Raf. ex Koehne
- Joxylon pomiferum Raf.
- Maclura aurantiaca Nutt.
- Maclura aurantiaca var. inermis André
- Maclura pomifera B.L.Rob.
- Maclura pomifera f. inermis (André) Schelle
- Maclura pomifera var. inermis (André) C.K.Schneid.
- Myroxylon abruptifolium Stokes
- Toxylon aurantiacum (Nutt.) Raf.
- Toxylon maclura Raf.
- Toxylon pomiferum Raf.
- Toxylon pomiferum Raf. ex Sarg.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Moraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Maclura pomifera (commonly known as Bow-Wood or Hedge-Apple) is a tree belonging to the Moraceae family. Naturally occurring in North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
North-Central U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Bulgaria, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Italy, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Krym, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Romania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Uzbekistan, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin