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Willow-leaved Pear

Pyrus salicifolia

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Common names

10 names · 10 languages
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Other languages (9)
Dutch
  • Wilgpeer
Czech
  • hrušeň vrbolistá[2]
Danish
  • pilebladet pære[2]
Finnish
  • hopeapäärynä[2]
German
  • Weidenblättrige Birne[1][2]
Polish
  • Grusza wierzbolistna[2]
Russian
  • Груша иволистная[2]
Slovak
  • hruška vŕbolistá[2]
Swedish
  • vitbladigt päron[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Pyrus salicifolia — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Willow-leaved Pear — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 425871; Pyrus salicifolia.
  • Weidenblättrige Birne — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 425871; Pyrus salicifolia.
[2] Pyrus salicifolia — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Willow-leaved Pear — results[13].names[1]; taxon id 425871; Pyrus salicifolia.
  • Weidenblättrige Birne — results[13].names[5]; taxon id 425871; Pyrus salicifolia.
  • hrušeň vrbolistá — results[13].names[2]; taxon id 425871; Pyrus salicifolia.
  • Груша иволистная — results[13].names[3]; taxon id 425871; Pyrus salicifolia.
  • vitbladigt päron — results[13].names[4]; taxon id 425871; Pyrus salicifolia.
  • pilebladet pære — results[13].names[6]; taxon id 425871; Pyrus salicifolia.
  • Grusza wierzbolistna — results[13].names[7]; taxon id 425871; Pyrus salicifolia.
  • hopeapäärynä — results[13].names[8]; taxon id 425871; Pyrus salicifolia.
  • hruška vŕbolistá — results[13].names[9]; taxon id 425871; Pyrus salicifolia.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Pyrus salicifolia is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Rosaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Türkiye to Iran.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Willow-leaved Pear (Pyrus salicifolia) is a tree. It flowers from April to May.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Pyrus salicifolia — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1101883; ID 4QXDV; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1101883; ID 4QXDV; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pyrus salicifolia — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 847659; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1529837, 1529838, 1529839, 1529840

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.