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Pyrus pyraster (Wild Pear)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Pyrus pyraster (syn. Pyrus communis subsp. pyraster), also called European wild pear, is a species of pear belonging to the Rosaceae family. This wild pear and Pyrus caucasica (syn. P. communis subsp. caucasica) are thought to be the ancestors of the cultivated European pear (Pyrus communis subsp. communis). Both the wild pears are interfertile with domesticated pears. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish Pyrus pyraster from a common pear. Pyrus pyraster can reach an age of 100 to 150 years.
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Infraspecies

Pyrus pyraster f. pyraster
Pyrus pyraster f. rotundata

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low

Protected Areas

Predators

Acherontia atropos (Death's-head hawk moth)[2]
Cacopsylla pyricola (Pear Psylla)[2]
Pasiphila rectangulata (green pug)[2]
Physatocheila dumetorum[2]

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0