Pear - Pyrus communis
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.
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Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015