Biology:Pyrus spinosa

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Rosaceae

Pyrus spinosa
Pyrus amygdaliformis (flowers).jpg
P. spinosa flowers in Italy
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Fruit
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Pyrus
Species:
P. spinosa
Binomial name
Pyrus spinosa
Synonyms[1]

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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Pyrus spinosa Forssk." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/731262-1. 
  2. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Pyrus amygdaliformis | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?70533 | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = September 21, 2013 }}
  3. Dostálek, Jiří (1980). "Pyrus spinosa und ihre Hybriden in Südwestbulgarien" (in German). Folia Geobotanica & Phytotaxonomica 15 (1): 59–73. doi:10.1007/BF02853139. 

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