An Ornamental Pear at Molonglo Valley, ACT
Identification history
| Pyrus sp. | 20 Sep 2015 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Pyrus sp. | 15 Sep 2015 | galah681 |
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2 comments
galah681
wrote:
16 Sep 2015
This may be a Manchurian pear - pyrus ussuriensis, but apart from the shape I am not sure how to distinguish it from pyrus calleryana. The flowers had a distinct slightly pungent aroma.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
21 Sep 2015
The leaf of Manchurian Pear tends to be finely serrated, while that of the Caley Pear is more bluntly serrated. The cultivars of Caley Pear are self infertile, unfortunately the increasingly popular use of multiple varieties enables cross fertilisation and viable seed in pea-sized fruit that birds is spreading into our bush.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.065635-35.284065
- Altitude 606.3m
- Maps National Arboretum Woodland
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 10 Sep 2015 11:45 AM Recorded on
- galah681 Recorded by
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Priority species lists
Sleeper Weeds - still being planted
Species information
- Pyrus sp. Scientific name
- An Ornamental Pear Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium Weed or Pest
- Up to 754m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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In flower
