Pyrus nivalis Jacq.
Annotated by P. F. Zika, 2008.

Oregon: Lane County: West Eugene wetlands, west of Danebo Avenue, north of West 11th Avenue. Public land presently known as "Tsal Luk wah." Specifically north of the "Tsanchilfin Walk" and south of power lines.
T17S R4W S30; T17S R4W S31
Datum: NAD 27. Uncertainty: 805 meters. Coordinate Source: TRS2LL.
East side of large swale, just south of power lines, on a berm with blackberry, and willow. Also in this area: Crataegus monogyna, Crataegus douglasii, Fraxinus, Amelanchier, Grindelia, Daucus, Prunella, Mentha pulegium, Deschampsia. Mixture of introduced species and native wet prairie vegetation. An escaped, established domestic pear. Large, multiple-trunk tree ~30 feet. Branch ends NOT spiny. Lower surfaces of leaves and new growth white - wooly - cobwebby and matted. Fruits small, pale green, mostly globose or slightly pyriform with somewhat depressed stem ends and prominent white -wooly sepals, ~1 1/2 in in diameter, wider than long. Reference specimen for illustration in Revision of "Flora of the Pacific Northwest." WTU Herbarium, 2017. Phenology: Flowers & Fruits.

Rhoda M. Love 200434, Aug 4, 2004
WTU, Accession: 369184, Barcode: WTU-V-032539