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Pyrus nivalis

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Pyrus nivalis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Pyrus
Species:
P. nivalis
Binomial name
Pyrus nivalis

Pyrus nivalis, commonly known as yellow pear or snow pear, is a species of tree in the family Rosaceae that grows naturally from South-East Europe to Western Asia. Like most pears, its fruit can be eaten raw or cooked; it has a mild sour taste. The fruit is picked in October, when it is still dry and unripe; it will not become soft and sweet until the end of November or December, hence the name snow pear (German: Schneebirne).[2]

The plant is very colorful and may grow up to 10 meters tall and 8 meters wide. It is a very hardy plant that is able to survive with a small supply of water and can brave very high/low temperatures. It may hybridize with other pears, producing, for example, Pyrus austriaca in a cross with Pyrus pyraster.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Wilson, B. (2018). "Pyrus nivalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T173013A119836443. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T173013A119836443.en. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  2. ^ Jacquin, Nicolaus Joseph (1774). Florae Austriacae. Vol. 2. Vienna: Leopold Johann Kaliwoda. p. 5.
  3. ^ Sansavini, Silviero (2002). Proceedings of the VIIIth International Symposium on Pear. Ferrara-Bologna, Italy: International Society for Horticultural Science. pp. 191–192.
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