Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Mespilus, commonly called medlar, is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae containing the single species Mespilus germanica of southwest Asia. It is also found in some countries in the Balkans, especially in Albanian, Macedonian and Bulgarian regions, and in western parts of Caucasian Georgia.
Mespilus germanica, known as the medlar or common medlar, is a large shrub or small tree in the rose family Rosaceae. When the genus Mespilus is included in the genus Crataegus, the correct name for this species is Crataegus germanica Kuntze. The fruit of this tree, also called medlar, has been cultivated since Roman times.
Mespilus canescens, commonly known as Stern's medlar, [2] is a large shrub or small tree, recently discovered in Prairie County, Arkansas, United States, and formally named in 1990. It is a critically endangered endemic species, with only 25 plants known, all in one small (9 ha ) wood, now protected as the Konecny Grove Natural Area.
Crews are in the process of replacing the field from the irrigation system up to the new Kentucky bluegrass at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Abby Drey/adrey@centredaily.com
Pages for logged out editors learn more. Contributions; Talk; Medlar tree
Medlar (musician) (born 1986), British Deep house producer and DJ Bessica Medlar Raiche (1875–1932), American physician and aviator; Linda Medlar (born 1949), subject of an Independent Counsel investigation during the first term of U.S. President Bill Clinton
It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Chamaemespilus alpina, commonly known as false medlar or dwarf whitebeam. It is native to the mountains of central and southern Europe, from the Pyrenees east through the Alps to the Carpathians and the Balkans , growing at elevations of up to 2500 m.
Medlar Field at Lubrano Park is named for two Penn State alumni, Charles Medlar and Anthony Lubrano. Coach Charles "Chuck" Medlar (1918–1999) was an athletic trainer at Penn State for 35 years, [ 10 ] and the head Penn State baseball coach from 1963 to 1981. [ 11 ]