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
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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 Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pyrus communis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Pyrus communis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-17-001:
Pyrus communis FAMILY Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pyrus communis
COMMON NAME:
Common Pear
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_pyco_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service pnd_pyco_003_lvd
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140331_175858
March Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140331_175957
March Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
The 1-1.5" flowers are quite showy and malodorous, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140331_180012
March Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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Sam Pratt sbp_2758
September Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Widely planted for its fruit, a pear to 10cm long with green to brown skin, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pyrus communis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Pyrus communis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 097-17-001:
Pyrus communis
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Pyrus communis
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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p288
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p40
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p260
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