Pyrus calleryana
Callery pear
Hudson River Park locations:
N2 N5 |
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Rosidae Order Rosales Family Rosaceae – Rose family Genus Pyrus L. – pear Species Pyrus calleryana Decne. – Callery pear |
Bradford pear
pyrus (L) = "pear tree" calleryana = Joseph Callery, 1810 - 1862, missionary and botanist in Korea and China |
Native to Asia
Native habitat: Life span: less than 25 years |
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