Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm. f.) Nakai

Locations ofPyrus pyrifolia (Burm. f.) Nakai in Virginia

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Family
Rosaceae
Botanical Name
Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm. f.) Nakai
Common Name
Chinese Pear, Asian Pear
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm. f.) Nakai
Comments
Difficult to distinguish from Pyrus calleryana without flowers or fruit.
Habitat
Frequently planted, escaped, and naturalized in fencerows, old fields, roadsides, and other disturbed habitats. Infrequent in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont; locally common in some areas and perhaps spreading rapidly, although not as aggressively as Pyrus calleryana.
Native Status
Introduced

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