Pyrus communis

Also known as European pear, pear

species of plant

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Pyrus communis is the scientific name for the common pear tree, a species of plant that produces the familiar sweet fruit eaten fresh or used in cooking and preserves. This tree has been cultivated for thousands of years across temperate regions and remains economically important for fruit production worldwide.

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Species

Least Concern

Pyrus communis

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderRosales
FamilyRosaceae

Native toAlbania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia

Observations recorded100,575

Pyrus communis Le Poirier commun (Pyrus communis L.) est un arbre fruitier de la famille des Rosacées, cultivé pour son fruit, la poire. Originaires des régions tempérées d'Europe et d'Asie de l'Ouest, les poiriers domestiques sont extrêmement variables puisque plusieurs milliers de cultivars distincts ont été recensés et sont cultivés dans près de 80 pays,.

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Wikidata facts

Image: (MHNT) Poirier Fleurs et feuilles.jpg

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taxon name: Pyrus communis
Commons category: Pyrus communis
Commons gallery: Pyrus communis
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=30474
taxon common name: European pear
short name: P. communis
taxon author citation: L.
OpenStreetMap tag: species=Pyrus_communis

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Pyrus communis, the common pear, is a species of pear native to central and eastern Europe, and western Asia.

It is one of the most important fruits of temperate regions, being the species from which most orchard pear cultivars grown in Europe, North America, and Australia have been developed. Two other species of pear, the Nashi pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) and the hybrid Chinese white or ya pear (Pyrus × bretschneideri, Chinese: 白梨; pinyin: báilí) are more widely grown in East Asia.