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Pyrus communis

Common Pear

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147676

Element CodePDROS1G010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRosales

FamilyRosaceae

GenusPyrus

Other Common Names

common pear (EN) Pear (EN) Poirier commun (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1994-03-22

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Michigan	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

California (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Caliente	Cleveland National Forest	5,953
Orleans Mtn. B	Six Rivers National Forest	17,183

Utah (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Casto Bluff	Dixie National Forest	87,466
Circleville Mountain	Fishlake National Forest	24,142

Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Peters Mountain Addition B	Jefferson National Forest	2,909

References (2)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.