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.
Saharima Roenisch
Spinney Hill Park
04 April 2017
Mark Skevington
Croft Hill
14 September 2020
Saharima Roenisch
Beacon Hill Country Park
15 April 2017
Saharima Roenisch
Spinney Hill Park
04 April 2017
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steven lewis
welby
20 October 2015
David Nicholls
Oakthorpe
04 May 2019
Melinda Bell
Loughborough,Beacon Hill
07 October 2020
Alan Semper
Melton Country Park
26 April 2009
