Pear - Pyrus communis

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    Alt Name
    Wild Pear, Pyrus pyraster
    Description

    Leaves rounded, shiny, toothed near tip. Flowers white, long stalked with 5 petals.

    Identification difficulty
    Habitat

    Woodland edge and hedgerows.

    When to see it

    Flowers in April and May.

    Life History

    Perennial.

    UK Status

    Occasional but fairly widespread.

    VC55 Status

    Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 13 of the 617 tetrads.

    • Alan Semper
      Melton Country Park
      26 April 2009
    • Graham Calow
      Foot of Croft Hill
      30 September 2014
    • Saharima Roenisch
      Spinney Hill Park
      04 April 2017

    Leicestershire & Rutland Map

    UK Map