NameThatPlant.net: Pyrus communis

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pyrus communis FAMILY Rosaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Common Pear at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pyrus communis FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-17-001:

Pyrus communis FAMILY Rosaceae

COMMON NAME:
Common Pear

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pyrus communis FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pyrus communis FAMILY Rosaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-17-001:
Pyrus communis FAMILY Rosaceae

1179

Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Planted, persistent around old houses and in orchards, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Uncommon (rare in Coastal Plain)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Twigs not "thorny" (spur shoots short, rarely spiny)

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 1.5-5cm long

FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5 persistent sepals
5 petals
20 stamens

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Pome

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