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Taxon
Pyrus
aff. syriaca
Common name:
אגס סורי?, Syrian Pear
Family:
Rosaceae (Rose)
Distribution:
Caucasus to Israel (Galilee to Judea)
Habitat:
Maquis and maquis edges
Hardiness:
Central & north Israel mts
Life form:
Broad leaved tree
Description:
Small,usually thorny,deciduous tree. In Israel grows in moist Med.woodland from Judean Hills to Galilee.Used as rootstock for cultivated pear.
Locations
1:
Mediterranean: E Med. evergreen woodland
(MDC3)
• Accession: 1910-3461/1
Area
Individual