Pyrus

Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Pyrus L.
PEAR
Classification
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ROSALES
Pyrus
Citation
PYRUS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 479. 1753.
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TYPE: Pyrus communis Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 287. 1913.
Species
Scientific Name Common Name Status Photos
Pyrus calleryana CALLERY PEAR Not Native
Pyrus communis COMMON PEAR Not Native
[Family identification key]
1.  Calyx lobes densely woolly-pubescent on the inner surface, deciduous in fruit; styles (2)3; fruit globular, brownish with white speckles, 1-1.5 cm long
1.  Calyx lobes sparsely woolly-pubescent on the inner surface towards the base, persistent in fruit; styles 5; fruit pyriform, green to yellow to red, sometimes brownish, usually with darker speckles, 3-16 cm long