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Pyrus calleryana

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Bradford Pear

GNRUnranked Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.142112

Element CodePDROS1G030

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRosales

FamilyRosaceae

GenusPyrus

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

The widely cultivated 'Bradford Pear' is a cultivar of this species.

Conservation Status

Change Date1990-08-20

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Arkansas	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

Arkansas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Little Blakely	Ouachita National Forest	3,342

Kentucky (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Wolfpen	Daniel Boone National Forest	2,835

North Carolina (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bearwallow	Pisgah National Forest	4,113
Craggy Mountain	Pisgah National Forest	2,657

Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Adams Peak	George Washington National Forest	7,135

References (1)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.