Pyrus sieboldii Regel
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Rosaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Small tree with spreading branches; twigs pubescent; lvs pubescent on both sides, later glabrous above, ovate or elliptic, acuminate, 2.5–6 cm, serrate, those of the long shoots also 3(5)-lobed; pedicels and cal pubescent; fls 2 cm wide, pink or very deep rose in bud, finally nearly white; styles 3–4 (unique among our spp.); fr 6–8 mm, with deciduous cal; 2n=34, 58, 85. Native of Japan, escaped and becoming established in Mass.
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Common Names
toringo crab