Pyrus communis L., 1753 56% complete

Pear

Sp. Pl.: 479 (1753)


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Pyrus communis, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced14 Source not recorded18 Not on the record8 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 479 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Pear No source recorded
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Family common name Rose family No source recorded
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Observations Europe to N. Iraq No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 750 cm
  • 750 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 27 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 68, 92, 175, 178, 191, 214, 251, 673, 873, 882, 918
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Biological type phanerophyte
  • phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 175, 178, 500, 918
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Flower color white Sourced
Flower conspicuous true No source recorded
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Foliage color green Sourced
Foliage texture medium Sourced
Fruit color yellow Sourced
Fruit conspicuous true No source recorded
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Fruit shape pome Sourced
Growth form Single Stem No source recorded
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Growth habit Tree No source recorded
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Growth rate Rapid Sourced
Maximum height 1250 cm
  • 1250 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 68, 92, 175, 178, 191, 214, 251, 673, 873, 882, 918
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Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months apr, may No source recorded
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Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 71, 92, 178, 882, 918
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Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 5 / 9 · medium air humidity No source recorded
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Ground humidity empty
  • 5 / 12 · fresh, never flooded (mesohydric) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light 6 / 9 · half-shade to half-light
  • 6 / 9 · half-shade to half-light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
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Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 6.7 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 5.2 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic)
  • 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
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Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
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Cultivation
Minimum root depth empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
  • berries_nuts_seeds, food_general, fuelwood, nursery_stock, ornamental, other, timber · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record