Malus ioensis, known as the Iowa crab or prairie crabapple, is a species of crabapple tree native to the United States.

The most common variety, M. ioensis var.

ioensis, is found primarily in the prairie regions of the upper Mississippi Valley.

[3] The Iowa crab can grow up to 10 meters (35 feet) in height.

It bears white or pink flowers in the summer and small apple-like berries in the fall.