Pyrus spinosa
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P. spinosa flowers in Italy | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Pyrus |
Species: | P. spinosa
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Pyrus spinosa | |
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Pyrus spinosa (syn. Pyrus amygdaliformis), the almond-leaved pear, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to the northern Mediterranean region.[1][2] It grows to a height of 3–10 m (10–33 ft). It has white flowers which bloom in April–May. The fruits are bitter and astringent. It hybridizes easily with Pyrus communis and Pyrus pyraster.[3]
Growth form
Thorns
Leaves
Close-up of flowers
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Pyrus spinosa Forssk". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Pyrus amygdaliformis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved September 21, 2013.
- ^ Dostálek, Jiří (1980). "Pyrus spinosa und ihre Hybriden in Südwestbulgarien". Folia Geobotanica & Phytotaxonomica (in German). 15 (1): 59–73. doi:10.1007/BF02853139. JSTOR 4180153. S2CID 24838387.
Categories:
- Pyrus
- Flora of Spain
- Flora of France
- Flora of Corsica
- Flora of Italy
- Flora of Sardinia
- Flora of Sicily
- Flora of Yugoslavia
- Flora of Albania
- Flora of Bulgaria
- Flora of Greece
- Flora of European Turkey
- Flora of Turkey
- Plants described in 1775
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