Pyrus spinosa Forssk.

Poirier à feuilles d'Amandier (fr), Poirier épineux (fr), Poirier amandier (fr), Poirier à feuilles d'amandier (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Pyrus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry rocky places in Bulgaria and the Mediterranean.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses breeding medicinal rootstock
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Pyrus spinosa habit picture by Anne Mauffret (cc-by-sa)
Pyrus spinosa habit picture by Bubz Pinson (cc-by-sa)
Pyrus spinosa habit picture by Philippe Compin (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Pyrus spinosa leaf picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Pyrus spinosa leaf picture by garcia (cc-by-sa)
Pyrus spinosa leaf picture by Vincent Laugier (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Pyrus spinosa flower picture by too ka (cc-by-sa)
Pyrus spinosa flower picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Pyrus spinosa flower picture by Elvina ROUNG (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Pyrus spinosa fruit picture by Lucke Sven (cc-by-sa)
Pyrus spinosa fruit picture by elson salihaj (cc-by-sa)
Pyrus spinosa fruit picture by Abbruzzese Antonio (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pyrus spinosa world distribution map, present in Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, France, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia

Conservation status

Pyrus spinosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:731262-1
WFO ID wfo-0000998826
COL ID 4QXGV
BDTFX ID 54320
INPN ID 116610
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Pyrus persica Pyrus eriopleura Malus heterophylla Pyrus spinosa Pyrus oblongifolia Pyrus parviflora Pyrus spinosa var. diapulidis Pyrus spinosa var. microphylla Pyrus spinosa var. oblongifolia Pyrus spinosa var. sinaica