Pyrus nivalis Jacq.

us
MS
BENTON COUNTY, OREGON
U.S.A.
Pyrus nivalis Jacq. Rosaceae
Twigs glabrous except most vigorous long
shoot tips, petioles 16-55 mm, leaves
shiny, mostly still green, some bright red
or orange (most P. communis foliage here
fully colored now), pedicels 13-20, fruits
green to yellow, some with red or brown
blush, depressed-globose to ovate,
obovate, or pyriform, 22-64 x 24-54 mm,
calyx persists, seeds 6.1-10.1 x 4.2-4.9
mm; occasional, thickets and grassy
slopes, full sun or partial shade, SE aspect,
with Quercus garryana, Crataegus
monogyna, Rubus armeniacus, Pyrus
communis, Prunus domestica, Pteridium
aquilinum, N of SW Reservoir Road, 0.5
air km SSE of summit of Bald Hill,
Corvallis, elev. 105 m, 44.5625° N,
123.3296° W
12 October 2019 Colls. Peter F. Zika
29829 & Richard E. Brainerd
04382362