Biology:Pyrus spinosa
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Rosaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Pyrus |
| Species: | P. spinosa
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Pyrus spinosa (syn. Pyrus amygdaliformis), the almond-leaved pear, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to the northern Mediterranean region.[1][2] It grows to a height of 3–10 m (10–33 ft). It has white flowers which bloom in April–May. The fruits are bitter and astringent. It hybridizes easily with Pyrus communis and Pyrus pyraster.[3]
Growth form
Thorns
Leaves
Close-up of flowers
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pyrus spinosa Forssk." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/731262-1.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Pyrus amygdaliformis | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?70533 | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = September 21, 2013 }}
- ↑ Dostálek, Jiří (1980). "Pyrus spinosa und ihre Hybriden in Südwestbulgarien" (in German). Folia Geobotanica & Phytotaxonomica 15 (1): 59–73. doi:10.1007/BF02853139.
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