Rosaceae
Common pear
Pyrus communis
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Pyrus
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsSafe
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Safe
Sources below say it is non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
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Is Common pear safe for cats, dogs and kids?
Is Common pear safe for cats?
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Is Common pear safe for dogs?
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Is Common pear safe for kids?
Our sources call Common pear non-toxic to young children. Any plant can upset a stomach if a lot is eaten.
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Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Similar names and close relatives
A shared name doesn't mean a shared answer: check the exact plant.
- Prickly pear Opuntia ficus-indicasimilar nameCats: Not sure; Dogs: Not sure; Kids: Not sure
Common names
By language (74)
- acm
- عرموط
- aeb
- Anjàca, أنجاص
- Arabic
- كمثرى, إجاص, إنجاص, اجاص, الأجاص, الإجاص, الاجاص, الكمثرى
- Armenian
- Տանձենի բարձր
- arz
- كمثرى
- Asturian
- Peral
- azb
- عادی آرمود
- Azerbaijani
- Adi armud
- Basque
- Madariondo arrunt, Udareondo arrunt
- Belarusian
- Груша звычайная
- Bulgarian
- Обикновена круша
- Cantonese
- 啤梨
- Catalan
- Perera europea
- Chinese
- 西洋梨, 欧洲野梨, 法兰西梨, 洋梨, 烟台梨, 秋洋梨, 阳梨
- Croatian
- Obična kruška
- csb
- Zwëczajnô krëszka
- Czech
- Hrušeň obecná
- Danish
- Almindelig pære, Pære, Pæretræ
- dsb
- Zagrodna kšušcyna
- Dutch
- Peer
- English
- Common pear, European pear, Pear, Wild pear
- Esperanto
- Ordinara piruso
- Estonian
- Harilik pirnipuu, Aed-pirnipuu, Pirnipuu
- Finnish
- Päärynä, Satopäärynäpuu, Päärynäpuu, Tarhapäärynä
- fj
- Pea
- French
- Poirier commun, Poirier cultivé, Poirier
- frr
- Peerbuum
- fur
- Piruçâr
- Galician
- Pereira
- German
- Kultur-Birne, Gartenbirnbaum, Wildbirne, Birnbaum, Birne, Kulturbirne
- grc
- Ὄγχνη
- Greek
- Αχλαδιά, Αμπουρτζιά
- hsb
- Zahrodna krušwina
- Hungarian
- Nemes körte
- Irish
- Piorra fiáin
- Japanese
- セイヨウナシ, 洋なし, 洋ナシ, 洋梨, 西洋なし, 西洋ナシ, 西洋梨
- kab
- Tifirest
- kbd
- Кхъужьей, Кхъужь
- Korean
- 서양배, 서양배나무
- ksh
- Bir
- lah
- ناشپاتی
- Latvian
- Mājas bumbiere
- lbe
- Хъюрт
- Lithuanian
- Paprastoji kriaušė
- Luxembourgish
- Bierebam
- Macedonian
- Обична круша
- Malayalam
- പിറസ് കമ്മ്യൂണിസ്
- Mongolian
- Европ лийр
- mzn
- تلکا
- nah
- Peracuahuitl
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Pæretre
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Pæretre
- nrm
- Peiryî
- Occitan
- Perièr
- Persian
- گلابی اروپایی, گلابی وحشی
- Polish
- Grusza pospolita, Grusza polna, Grusza dzika, Płonka, Ulęgałka
- Romanian
- Păr
- rup
- Peru
- Russian
- Груша обыкновенная, Груша садовая, Ди́кая груша
- sc
- Pira
- skr
- ناکھ
- Slovak
- Hruška obyčajná
- Slovenian
- Hruška, Divja hruška
- Spanish
- Peral europeo, Crataegus excelsa, Pera Europea, Peral, Peral comun
- Swedish
- Päron, Päronträ, Päronträd
- Tatar
- Гади армут
- Thai
- แพร์
- Turkish
- Armut
- Ukrainian
- Груша звичайна, Груші
- Urdu
- ببوگوشا
- vls
- Peire
- vro
- Pirnipuu
- Welsh
- Coeden Ellyg
- wuu
- 西洋梨
Synonyms
- Malus communis (L.) Poir.
- Pyrus pyraster subsp. achras (Wallr.) Terpó
- Pyrus sativa DC.
- Sorbus pyrus Crantz
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Vera Buhl, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abraham, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.