''Pyrus austriaca'', the Austrian pear, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''

Pyrus Pears are fruits produced and consumed around the world, growing on a tree and harvested in late summer into mid-autumn. The pear tree and shrub are a species of genus ''Pyrus'' , in the family Rosaceae, bearing the pomaceous fruit of the sa ...

'' found in central and southern Europe, and Turkey. They are very large trees for pears, reaching 20m. It is thought to be a hybrid species of ''

Pyrus pyraster ''Pyrus pyraster'' ( syn. ''Pyrus communis subsp. pyraster''), also called European wild pear, is a species of pear of the family Rosaceae. This wild pear and ''Pyrus caucasica'' (syn. ''P. communis'' subsp. ''caucasica'') are thought to be the ...

'' (European wild pear) and ''

Pyrus nivalis ''Pyrus nivalis'', commonly known as yellow pear or snow pear, is a species of tree in the family Rosaceae that grows naturally from South-East Europe to Western Asia. Like most pears, its fruit can be eaten raw or cooked; it has a mild sour tast ...

'' (snow pear or yellow pear).

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austriaca Plants described in 1896 {{Pyrus-stub