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Pyrus communis
pear
Catoctin Mountain Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Probably Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Pyrus communis L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		pear
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Rosales, Family Rosaceae, Genus Pyrus, Species Pyrus communis


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MD: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Blue Ridge Parkway
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Buffalo National River
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chiricahua National Monument	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Grand Canyon National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
John Muir National Historic Site	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Monocacy National Battlefield	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	North Cascades National Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Redwood National Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	11/25/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 10:11:34 AM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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