The Rose Family
Rose Family - Rosaceae
Apricot Prunus armeniacaNative from Central Asia to China but long cultivated elsewhere and now widespread in Europe, the Mediterranean and western Asia, as well as suitable regions of North America and Australia.
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Almond Prunus amygdalus
(Prunus dulcis) Native to the transcaucasus region, but introduced and very widely cultivated throughout southern Europe, North-west Africa and western Asia, as well as in North America.
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Webb's Almond Prunus webbii
Native through the Mediterranean Region, being most frequent in southern Greece and Crete. A spiny shrub.
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Blackthorn Prunus spinosus
Native throughout Europe to Central Asia and North-west Africa.
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Common Pear Pyrus communis
Native to Europe, eastwards to western Asia and Asia Minor. Recent taxonomy considers Pyrus communis and P. pyraster to be forms of the same species.
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Almond-leaved Pear Pyrus spinosa
Native through the European Mediterranean Region to Turkey. Leaf blade usually 20-50mm long, 2-4 times as long as wide; undersides densely downy at first but becoming smooth with age.
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Loquat Rhaphiolepis bibas
(Eriobotrya japonica) Native to central China but long cultivated in Asia and more recently in the Mediterranean Region and other parts of the world.
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Salad Burnet Sanguisorba minor
Native throughout Europe and the Mediterranean Region, eastwards to Afghanistan.
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Spiny Burnet Sarcopoterium spinosum
Native to the Mediterranean Region from Sardinia and Italy eastwards. A common component of frigana in exposed, coastal areas.
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