Cotoneaster
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Cotoneaster is a genus
of woody plant
s in the rose family, Rosaceae
, native to the Palaearctic region (temperate Asia
, Europe
, north Africa
), with a strong concentration of diversity in the genus in the mountains of southwestern China
and the Himalayas
. They are related to hawthorn
s (Crataegus), firethorns (Pyracantha), photinia
s (Photinia) and rowans
(Sorbus).
Depending on the species definition used, there are between 70 to 300 different species of cotoneaster, with many apomictic
microspecies treated as species by some authors, but only as varieties by others.
The majority of species are shrub
s from 0.5–5 m (1.6–16.4 ft) tall, varying from ground-hugging prostrate plants to erect shrubs; a few, notably C. frigidus, are small tree
s up to 15 metres (49.2 ft) tall and 75 centimetres (29.5 in) trunk diameter. The prostrate species are mostly alpine plants growing at high altitude (e.g. C. integrifolius, which grows at 3000–4000 m (9,842.5–13,123.4 ft) in the Himalayas
), while the larger species occur in scrub and woodland gaps at lower altitudes.
The shoots are dimorphic, with long shoots (10–40 cm (3.9–15.7 in) long) producing structural branch growth, and short shoots (0.5–5 cm (0.196850393700787–2 in) long) bearing the flowers; this pattern often developing a 'herringbone' form of branching. The leaves
are arranged alternately, 0.5–15 cm (0.196850393700787–5.9 in) long, ovate to lanceolate, entire; both evergreen
and deciduous
species occur. The flower
s are produced in late spring through early summer, solitary or in corymbs of up to 100 together. The flower is either fully open or has its five petals half open 5–10 mm (0.196850393700787–0.393700787401575 in) diameter. They may be any shade from white through creamy white to light pink to dark pink to almost red, 10-20 stamens and up to five styles. The fruit
is a small pome
5–12 mm (0.196850393700787–0.47244094488189 in) diameter, pink or bright red, orange or even maroon or black when mature, containing one to three (rarely up to five) seed
s. Fruit on some species stays on until the following year.
l food plants by some Lepidoptera
species including Grey Dagger
, Mottled Umber
, Short-cloaked Moth
, Winter Moth
and Hawthorn Moth (Scythropia crataegella). The flowers attract bees and butterflies and the fruits are eaten by birds.
Although relatively few species are native there, in the UK and Ireland
Cotoneaster species are used, along with the related genus
Pyracantha
, as a valuable source of nectar when often the bees have little other forage
in the June Gap
. The red berries are also highly attractive to blackbirds and other thrushes
.
shrubs, grown for their attractive habit and decorative fruit. Many of the garden shrubs are cultivar
s, some of hybrid origin; of these, some are of known parentage, such as the very popular Cotoneaster × watereri Exell (Waterer's Cotoneaster; C. frigidus × C. salicifolius), while others not. Many species have escaped from cultivation and become invasive weeds where climatic conditions are suitable for them, such as the many Chinese species naturalised in northwestern Europe. C. glaucophyllus have become invasive weeds in Australia
and California
. C. simonsii is listed on the New Zealand National Pest Plant Accord
preventing its sale and distribution because of its invasiveness.
, and the suffix -aster, 'resembling'. The name is correctly masculine, though in some older works it was wrongly treated as feminine, resulting in different name endings for many of the species (e.g.Cotoneaster integerrima instead of Cotoneaster integerrimus).
The genus is often divided into two or more sections, though the situation is complicated by hybridisation:
Sources:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of woody plant
Woody plant
A woody plant is a plant that uses wood as its structural tissue. These are typically perennial plants whose stems and larger roots are reinforced with wood produced adjacent to the vascular tissues. The main stem, larger branches, and roots of these plants are usually covered by a layer of...
s in the rose family, Rosaceae
Rosaceae
Rosaceae are a medium-sized family of flowering plants, including about 2830 species in 95 genera. The name is derived from the type genus Rosa. Among the largest genera are Alchemilla , Sorbus , Crataegus , Cotoneaster , and Rubus...
, native to the Palaearctic region (temperate Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, north Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
), with a strong concentration of diversity in the genus in the mountains of southwestern China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and the Himalayas
Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
. They are related to hawthorn
Crataegus
Crataegus , commonly called hawthorn or thornapple, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America. The name hawthorn was originally applied to the species native to northern Europe,...
s (Crataegus), firethorns (Pyracantha), photinia
Photinia
Photinia is a genus of about 40-60 species of small trees and large shrubs in the Rosaceae family. As interpreted here, they are restricted to warm temperate Asia, from the Himalaya east to Japan and south to India and Thailand, but some botanists also include the closely related North American...
s (Photinia) and rowans
Sorbus
Sorbus is a genus of about 100–200 species of trees and shrubs in the subfamily Maloideae of the Rose family Rosaceae. Species of Sorbus are commonly known as whitebeam, rowan, service tree, and mountain ash...
(Sorbus).
Depending on the species definition used, there are between 70 to 300 different species of cotoneaster, with many apomictic
Apomixis
In botany, apomixis was defined by Winkler as replacement of the normal sexual reproduction by asexual reproduction, without fertilization. This definition notably does not mention meiosis...
microspecies treated as species by some authors, but only as varieties by others.
The majority of species are shrub
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
s from 0.5–5 m (1.6–16.4 ft) tall, varying from ground-hugging prostrate plants to erect shrubs; a few, notably C. frigidus, are small tree
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...
s up to 15 metres (49.2 ft) tall and 75 centimetres (29.5 in) trunk diameter. The prostrate species are mostly alpine plants growing at high altitude (e.g. C. integrifolius, which grows at 3000–4000 m (9,842.5–13,123.4 ft) in the Himalayas
Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
), while the larger species occur in scrub and woodland gaps at lower altitudes.
The shoots are dimorphic, with long shoots (10–40 cm (3.9–15.7 in) long) producing structural branch growth, and short shoots (0.5–5 cm (0.196850393700787–2 in) long) bearing the flowers; this pattern often developing a 'herringbone' form of branching. The leaves
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants....
are arranged alternately, 0.5–15 cm (0.196850393700787–5.9 in) long, ovate to lanceolate, entire; both evergreen
Evergreen
In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant that has leaves in all seasons. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage during the winter or dry season.There are many different kinds of evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs...
and deciduous
Deciduous
Deciduous means "falling off at maturity" or "tending to fall off", and is typically used in reference to trees or shrubs that lose their leaves seasonally, and to the shedding of other plant structures such as petals after flowering or fruit when ripe...
species occur. The flower
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
s are produced in late spring through early summer, solitary or in corymbs of up to 100 together. The flower is either fully open or has its five petals half open 5–10 mm (0.196850393700787–0.393700787401575 in) diameter. They may be any shade from white through creamy white to light pink to dark pink to almost red, 10-20 stamens and up to five styles. The fruit
Fruit
In broad terms, a fruit is a structure of a plant that contains its seeds.The term has different meanings dependent on context. In non-technical usage, such as food preparation, fruit normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures of certain plants that are sweet and edible in the raw state,...
is a small pome
Pome
In botany, a pome is a type of fruit produced by flowering plants in the subfamily Maloideae of the family Rosaceae.A pome is an accessory fruit composed of one or more carpels surrounded by accessory tissue...
5–12 mm (0.196850393700787–0.47244094488189 in) diameter, pink or bright red, orange or even maroon or black when mature, containing one to three (rarely up to five) seed
Seed
A seed is a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some stored food. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs after fertilization and some growth within the mother plant...
s. Fruit on some species stays on until the following year.
Wildlife value
Cotoneaster species are used as larvaLarva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
l food plants by some Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
species including Grey Dagger
Grey Dagger
The Grey Dagger is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Europe and North Africa to northern Iran, Central Asia, southern and central Siberia and Mongolia. In the Levant it is found in Lebanon and Israel....
, Mottled Umber
Mottled Umber
The Mottled Umber is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a common species throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East....
, Short-cloaked Moth
Short-cloaked Moth
The Short-cloaked Moth is a moth of the family Nolidae. It is distributed through most of Europe. It was collected in 2008 in the greaterVancouver area of British Columbia...
, Winter Moth
Winter Moth
The Winter Moth is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is an abundant species of Europe and the Near East and one of very few Lepidoptera of temperate regions in which the adults are active in the depth of winter....
and Hawthorn Moth (Scythropia crataegella). The flowers attract bees and butterflies and the fruits are eaten by birds.
Although relatively few species are native there, in the UK and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
Cotoneaster species are used, along with the related genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Pyracantha
Pyracantha
Pyracantha is a genus of thorny evergreen large shrubs in the family Rosaceae, with common names Firethorn or Pyracantha. They are native to an area extending from Southeast Europe east to Southeast Asia, resemble and are related to Cotoneaster, but have serrated leaf margins and numerous thorns...
, as a valuable source of nectar when often the bees have little other forage
Forage (honeybee)
For bees, their forage or food supply consists of nectar and pollen from blooming plants within flight range. The forage sources for honey bees are an important consideration for beekeepers. In order to determine where to locate hives for maximum honey production and brood one must consider the...
in the June Gap
June Gap
The June Gap refers to a dearth of nectar forage for bees in June in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The June Gap is important because typically, the number of bees and hence energy requirement in the colony has built up significantly by the time the dearth occurs.Some plants which can help provide...
. The red berries are also highly attractive to blackbirds and other thrushes
True thrush
The true thrushes are medium-sized mostly insectivorous or omnivorous birds in the genus Turdus of the thrush family Turdidae.The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Several species have also colonised some oceanic islands, and...
.
Cultivation and uses
Cotoneasters are very popular gardenGarden
A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials. The most common form today is known as a residential garden, but the term garden has...
shrubs, grown for their attractive habit and decorative fruit. Many of the garden shrubs are cultivar
Cultivar
A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...
s, some of hybrid origin; of these, some are of known parentage, such as the very popular Cotoneaster × watereri Exell (Waterer's Cotoneaster; C. frigidus × C. salicifolius), while others not. Many species have escaped from cultivation and become invasive weeds where climatic conditions are suitable for them, such as the many Chinese species naturalised in northwestern Europe. C. glaucophyllus have become invasive weeds in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. C. simonsii is listed on the New Zealand National Pest Plant Accord
National Pest Plant Accord
The National Pest Plant Accord identifies pest plants that are prohibited from sale and commercial propagation and distribution across New Zealand....
preventing its sale and distribution because of its invasiveness.
Nomenclature and Classification
The genus name Cotoneaster derives from cotone, an old Latin name for the quinceQuince
The quince , or Cydonia oblonga, is the sole member of the genus Cydonia and native to warm-temperate southwest Asia in the Caucasus region...
, and the suffix -aster, 'resembling'. The name is correctly masculine, though in some older works it was wrongly treated as feminine, resulting in different name endings for many of the species (e.g.Cotoneaster integerrima instead of Cotoneaster integerrimus).
The genus is often divided into two or more sections, though the situation is complicated by hybridisation:
- Cotoneaster sect. Cotoneaster (syn. sect. Orthopetalum). Flowers solitary or up to 6 together; petals forward-pointing, often tinged pink. Mostly smaller shrubs.
- Cotoneaster sect. Chaenopetalum. Flowers more than 20 together in corymbs; petals opening flat, creamy white. Mostly larger shrubs.
Selected species
- Cotoneaster acuminatus Lindl.
- Cotoneaster acutifolius Turcz. - Peking Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster acutiusculus Pojark.
- Cotoneaster adpressus Bois - Creeping Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster aestivalis (Walter) Wenz.
- Cotoneaster affinis Lindl. - Purpleberry Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster afghanicus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster aitchisoni C.K.Schneid.
- Cotoneaster alashanensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster alatavicus Popov
- Cotoneaster alaunicus Golitsin
- Cotoneaster albokermesinus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster allanderi J.Fryer
- Cotoneaster allochrous Pojark.
- Cotoneaster altaicus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster ambiguus Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Cotoneaster amoenus E.H.Wilson - Beautiful Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster amphigenus Chaten.
- Cotoneaster annapurnae J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster angustifolius Franch.
- Cotoneaster angustus (T.T.Yu) G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster antoninae Juz. & N.I.Orlova
- Cotoneaster apiculatus Rehder & E.H.Wilson - Cranberry Cotoneaster or Apiculate Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster applanatus Duthie ex J.H.Veitch
- Cotoneaster arborescens Zabel.
- Cotoneaster arbusculus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster argenteus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster armenus Pojark.
- Cotoneaster arvernensis Gand.
- Cotoneaster ascendens Flinck & B.Hylmö - Ascending Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster assadii Khat.
- Cotoneaster assamensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster astrophoros J.Fryer & E.C.Nelson - Starry Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster ataensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster atlanticus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster atropurpureus Flinck & B.Hylmö - Purple-flowered Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster atrovirens J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster atuntzensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster auranticus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster bacillaris Wall. ex Lindl. - Open-fruited Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster baenitzii Pax
- Cotoneaster bakeri G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster balticus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster bilokonii Grevtsova
- Cotoneaster bisramianus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster bitahaiensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster blinii H.Lév.
- Cotoneaster bodinieri H.Lév.
- Cotoneaster boisianus G.Klotz - Bois's Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster borealichinensis (Hurus.) Hurus.
- Cotoneaster borealis Petz. & G.Kirchn.
- Cotoneaster brachypodus Pojark. ex Zakirov
- Cotoneaster bradyi E.C.Nelson J.Fryer - Brady's Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster brandisii G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster brevirameus Rehder & Wilson
- Cotoneaster brickelli J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster browiczii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster bullatus Bois - Hollyberry Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster bumthangensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster burmanicus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster buxifolius Wall. ex Lindl. - Box-leaved Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster californicus A.Murray bis
- Cotoneaster calocarpus (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Flinck & B.Hylmö - Sikang Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster cambricusCotoneaster cambricusCotoneaster cambricus is a species of Cotoneaster endemic to the Great Orme peninsula in north Wales. It is the only species of Cotoneaster native to the British Isles. It has never been found naturally at any other location...
J.Fryer & B.Hylmö - Wild Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster camilli-schneideri Pojark.
- Cotoneaster campanulatus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster canescens Vestergr. ex B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster capsicinus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster cardinalis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster cashmiriensis G.Klotz - Kashmir Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster cavei G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster chaffanjonii H.Lév.
- Cotoneaster chailaricus (G.Klotz) Flinck & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster chengkangensis T.T.Yu
- Cotoneaster chrysobotrys Hand. - Mazz.
- Cotoneaster chulingensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster chungtiensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster cinerascens (Rehder) Flinck & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster cinnabarinus Juz.
- Cotoneaster coadunatus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster coccineus Steud.
- Cotoneaster cochleatus (Franch.) G.Klotz - Yunnan Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster commixtus (C.K.Schneid.) Flinck & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster comptus Lem.
- Cotoneaster confusus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster congestus Baker - Congested Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster conspicuus C.Marquand - Tibetan Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster convexus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster cooperi C.Marquand - Cooper's Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster cordatus Focke
- Cotoneaster cordifolioides G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster cordifolius G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster coreanus H.Lév.
- Cotoneaster coriaceus Franch.
- Cotoneaster cornifolius Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Cotoneaster cossineus Steud.
- Cotoneaster crenulatus (D.Don) K.Koch
- Cotoneaster creticus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster crispii Exell
- Cotoneaster cuilus Lee ex K.Koch
- Cotoneaster cuspidatus C.Marquand ex J.Fryer
- Cotoneaster daliensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster dammeriCotoneaster dammeriCotoneaster dammeri, the Bearberry Cotoneaster, is a species in the genus Cotoneaster, belonging to the Rosaceae family.-Description:...
C.K.Schneid. - Bearberry Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster daralagesicus Grevtsova
- Cotoneaster davidianus hort. ex Dippel
- Cotoneaster decandrus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster declinatus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster degenensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster delavayanus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster delphinensis Chatenier
- Cotoneaster denticulatus Kunth
- Cotoneaster dielsianus E.Pritz. ex Diels - Diels' Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster difficilis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster discolor Pojark.
- Cotoneaster dissimilis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster distichus Lange
- Cotoneaster divaricatus Rehder & E.H.Wilson - Spreading Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster dojamensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster dokeriensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster drogochius J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster duthieanus (C.K.Schneid.) G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster elatus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster elegansCotoneaster elegansCotoneaster elegans is a plant species in the genus Cotoneaster....
(Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Flinck & B.Hylmö - Cotoneaster ellipticus (Lindl.) Loudon - Lindley's Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster emarginatus hort. ex K.Koch
- Cotoneaster emeiensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster encavei J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster eriocarpus hort.
- Cotoneaster erratus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster erzincanicus J.Fryer
- Cotoneaster esfandiarii Khat.
- Cotoneaster esquirolii H.Lév.
- Cotoneaster estonicus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster falconeri G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster fangianus T.T.Yu - Fang's Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster farreri Klotzsch
- Cotoneaster fastigiatus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster favargeri J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster fletcheri G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster flinckii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster floccosus (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Flinck & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster floridus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster fontanesii Grossh.
- Cotoneaster formosanus Hayata
- Cotoneaster forrestii G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster fortunei Wenz.
- Cotoneaster foveolatus Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Cotoneaster franchetiiCotoneaster franchetiiCotoneaster franchetii is a species of Cotoneaster native to southwestern China, in the provinces of Guizhou, Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan, and also in adjacent northern Myanmar and northern Thailand....
Bois - Franchet's Cotoneaster or Orange Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster frigidus Wall. ex Lindl. - Tree Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster froebelii Vilm.
- Cotoneaster fruticosus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster fulvidus (W.W.Sm.) G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster gamblei G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster ganghobaensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster garhwalensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster genitianus Hurus. ex Nakai
- Cotoneaster gesneri Kirschl.
- Cotoneaster gilgitensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster girardii Flinck & B.Hylmö ex G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster glabratus Rehder & E.H.Wilson - Glabrous Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster glacialis (Hook.f. ex Wenz.) Panigrahi & Arv.Kumar
- Cotoneaster glaucophyllus Franch. - Glaucous Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster globosus (Hurus.) G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster glomerulatus W.W.Sm.
- Cotoneaster goloskokovii Pojark.
- Cotoneaster gonggashanensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster gotlandicus B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster gracilis Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Cotoneaster grammontii hort. ex K.Koch
- Cotoneaster granatensis Boiss
- Cotoneaster griffithii G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster guanmenensis J.Fryer
- Cotoneaster handel-mazzettii G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster harrovianus E.H.Wilson
- Cotoneaster harrysmithii Flinck & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster hebephyllus Diels
- Cotoneaster hedegaardii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster henryanus (C.K.Schneid.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson - Henry's Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster hersianus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster heterophyllus J.Fryer
- Cotoneaster hicksii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster himaleiensis hort. ex Zabel
- Cotoneaster himalayensis hort. ex Lavallee
- Cotoneaster hissaricus Pojark. - Circular-leaved Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster hjelmqvistii Flinck & B.Hylmö - Hjelmqvist's Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster hodjingensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster hookeri hort. ex Zabel
- Cotoneaster hookerianus hort. ex Lavallee
- Cotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalis is a species of Cotoneaster that is native to China. It is a short shrub that is cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens and public parks for its decorative berries. It is used as hedging or ground cover. The berry-like fruits are actually pomes. The fruits are red and...
Decne. - Wall Cotoneaster or Rock Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster hsingshangensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö - Hsing-Shan Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster hualiensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster humifusus Duthie ex J.H.Veitch
- Cotoneaster humilis Donn
- Cotoneaster hummelii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö - Hummel's Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster hunanensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster hupehensis Rehder & E.H.Wilson - Hupeh Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster hurusawaianus G.Klotz - Hurusawa's Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster hylanderi B.Hylmö & J.Fryer
- Cotoneaster hymalaicus Carriere
- Cotoneaster hylmoei Flinck & J.Fryer - Hylmö's Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster hypocarpus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster ichangensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster ignavus E.L.Wolf
- Cotoneaster ignescens J.Fryer & B.Hylmö - Firebird Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster ignotus G.Klotz - Black-grape Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster improvisus Klotzsch
- Cotoneaster incanus (W.W.Sm.) G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster induratus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö - Hardy Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster inexspectus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster insculptus Diels - Engraved Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster insignis Pojark.
- Cotoneaster insignoides J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster insolitus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster integerrimusCotoneaster integerrimusCotoneaster integerrimus is a species of Cotoneaster native to central and eastern Europe and southwest Asia, from southern Belgium and eastern France south to Italy, and east through Germany to the Balkans, northern Turkey, the Crimea, the Caucasus and northern Iran; plants in Spain may also...
Medik. - Cotoneaster integrifoliusCotoneaster integrifoliusCotoneaster integrifolius is a species of Cotoneaster that is a low growing shrub. It has been grown as ornamental plants in gardens and public rock gardens. It has been introduced to Ireland, but has become naturalised. It produces a red berry-like pome fruit that are an important food source for...
(Roxb.) G.Klotz - Entire-leaved Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster intermedius (Lecoq. & Lamotte) H.J.Coste
- Cotoneaster japonicus hort. ex Dippel
- Cotoneaster juranus Gand.
- Cotoneaster kaganensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster kamaoensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster kangtinensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster kansuensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster karatavicus Pojark.
- Cotoneaster karelicus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster kaschkarovii Pojark.
- Cotoneaster kerstanii G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster khasiensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster kingdonii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster kirgizicus Grevtsova
- Cotoneaster kitaibelii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster klotzii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster koizumii Hayata
- Cotoneaster kongboensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster konishii Hayata
- Cotoneaster kotschyi (C.K.Schneid.) G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster krasnovii Pojark.
- Cotoneaster kullensis B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster kweitschoviensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster lacei Klotzsch
- Cotoneaster lacteus W.W.Sm. - Milkflower Cotoneaster or Late Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster laetevirens (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster laevis hort. ex Steud.
- Cotoneaster lambertii G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster lamprofolius J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster lanatus hort. ex Regel
- Cotoneaster lancasteri J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster langei G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster langtangensis B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster lanshanensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster latifolius J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster laxiflorus Jacq. ex Lindl.
- Cotoneaster lesliei J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster leveillei J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster lidjiangensis G.Klotz - Lidjiang Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster lindleyi Steud.
- Cotoneaster linearifolius (G.Klotz) G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster logginovae Grevtsova
- Cotoneaster lomahunensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster lucidusCotoneaster lucidusCotoneaster lucidus is a deciduous, medium-sized shrub with long, spreading branches reaching heights of 6' to 10'. It is native to parts of northern Asia, and adapted to tolerate colder weather. C...
Schltdl. - Hedge Cotoneaster or Shiny Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster ludlowii G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster luristanicus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster macrocarpus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster magnificus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster mairei H.Lév. - Maire's Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster majusculus (W.W.Sm.) G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster marginatus (Loudon) Schltdl. - Fringed Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster marquandii G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster marroninus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster mathonnetii Gand.
- Cotoneaster matrensis Domokos
- Cotoneaster megalocarpus Popov
- Cotoneaster meiophyllus (W.W.Sm.) G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster melanocarpus Lodd. - Blackfruited Cotoneaster or Black Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster melanotrichus (Franch.) G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster meuselii G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster meyeri Pojark.
- Cotoneaster microcarpus (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Flinck & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster microphyllus Wall. ex Lindl. - Small-leaved Cotoneaster or Rockspray Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster milkedandai J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster mingkwongensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster miniatus (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Flinck & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster minimus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster minitomentellus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster minutus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster mirabilis G.Klotz & Krugel
- Cotoneaster misturatus J.Fryer
- Cotoneaster mongolicus Pojark.
- Cotoneaster monopyrenus (W.W.Sm.) Flinck & B.Hylmö - One-stoned Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster montanus Lange ex Dippel
- Cotoneaster morrisonensis Hayata
- Cotoneaster morulus Pojark.
- Cotoneaster moupinensis Franch. - Moupin Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster mucronatus Franch. - Mucronate Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster muliensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster multiflorus Bunge - Showy Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster nagaensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster nakai Hayata
- Cotoneaster naninitens J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster nanshan M.Vilm. ex Mottet - Dwarf Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster nantaouensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster nanus (G.Klotz) G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster narynensis Tkatsch. ex J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K.Koch
- Cotoneaster nedoluzhkoi Tzvelev.
- Cotoneaster nefedovii Galushko
- Cotoneaster neo-antoninae A.N.Vassiljeva
- Cotoneaster neopopovii Czerep.
- Cotoneaster nepalensis hort. ex K.Koch
- Cotoneaster nervosus Decne
- Cotoneaster nevadensis Boiss. ex Steud.
- Cotoneaster newryensis Lemoine
- Cotoneaster niger (Wahlenb.) Fries
- Cotoneaster nitens Rehder & E.H.Wilson - Few-flowered Cotoneaster or Pinkblush Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster nitidifolius Marquand
- Cotoneaster nitidus Jacques - Distichous Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster nivalis (G.Klotz) G.Panigrahi & A.Kumar
- Cotoneaster nohelii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster notabilis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster nudiflorus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster nummularioides Pojark.
- Cotoneaster nummularius Fisch. & Mey.
- Cotoneaster obovatus Osmaston
- Cotoneaster obscurus Rehder & E.H.Wilson - Bloodberry Cotoneaster or Obscure Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster obtusisepalus Gand.
- Cotoneaster obtusus Wall. ex Lindl.
- Cotoneaster oliganthus Pojark.
- Cotoneaster oligocarpus C.K.Schneid.
- Cotoneaster omissus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster orbicularis Schltdl.
- Cotoneaster orientalis (Mill.) Borbas
- Cotoneaster osmastonii G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster ottoschwarzii G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster ovatus Pojark.
- Cotoneaster pangiensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster pannosusCotoneaster pannosusCotoneaster pannosus is a species of cotoneaster known by the common name silverleaf cotoneaster. This woody shrub is native to south central China but it has been introduced to other areas of the world, including southern Africa and Australia as an ornamental. It has become naturalized in some...
Franch. - Silverleaf Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster paradoxus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster parkeri G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster parkinsonii Panigrahi & Arv.Kumar
- Cotoneaster parnassicus Boiss. & Heldr.
- Cotoneaster parvifolius (Hook.f.) Panigrahi & Arv.Kumar
- Cotoneaster peduncularis Boiss.
- Cotoneaster pekinensis (Koehne) Zabel
- Cotoneaster permutatus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster perpusillus (C.K.Schneid.) Flinck & B.Hylmö - Slender Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster poluninii G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster procumbens G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster prostratus Baker - Procumbent Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster przewalskii Pojark.
- Cotoneaster pseudoambiguus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö - Kangting Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster racemiflorus K.Koch - Redbead Cotoneaster or Rockspray Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster radicans G.Klotz - Rooting Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster rehderi Pojark. - Bullate Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster reticulatus Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Cotoneaster rhytidophyllus Rehder & E.H.Wilson
- Cotoneaster roseusCotoneaster roseusCotoneaster roseus is native to portions of the Himalayas, Iran, northern and western Pakistan, northwest India and Kashmir. The Latin name roseus means rosy or pink, and refers to its flower petals. It was first described by the Irish botanist Michael Pakenham Edgeworth as Cotoneaster rosea in 1846....
Edgew. - Cotoneaster rotundifolius Wall. ex Lindl. - Round-leaved Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster rubens W.W.Sm.
- Cotoneaster salicifoliusCotoneaster salicifoliusCotoneaster salicifolius, the Willow-leaved Cotoneaster, is a drought-tolerant, evergreen to semi-evergreen, low-lying, small to medium sized shrub with an arched branching habit. Specimens growing in the wild, however, are generally larger, averaging five meters in height...
Franch. - Willow-leaved Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster salwinensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster sanbaensis J.Fryer
- Cotoneaster sandakphuensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster sanguineus T.T.Yu
- Cotoneaster sargentii G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster saxatilis Pojark.
- Cotoneaster saxonicus B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster scandinavicusCotoneaster scandinavicusCotoneaster scandinavicus is a species of Cotoneaster native to Scandinavia, in Norway, Sweden and Finland south of the Arctic Circle, the Danish island of Bornholm, and also the Baltic States of Estonia and Latvia....
B.Hylmö - Cotoneaster schantungensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster schlechtendalii G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster schubertii G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster serotinus Hutch.
- Cotoneaster shannanensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö - Shannan Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster shansiensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster sherriffii G.Klotz - Sherriff's Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster sichuanensis Klotzsch
- Cotoneaster sikangensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster sikkimensis Mouill.
- Cotoneaster silvestrei Pamp.
- Cotoneaster simonsii Baker - Himalayan Cotoneaster or Simons' Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster smithii G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster soczavianus Pojark.
- Cotoneaster soongoricus (Regel & Herder) Popov
- Cotoneaster sordidus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster soulieanus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster spathulatus (Michx.) Wenz.
- Cotoneaster splendens Flinck & B.Hylmö - Showy Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster spongbergii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster staintonii G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster sternianus (Turrill) Boom - Stern's Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster stracheyi Klotzsch
- Cotoneaster strigosus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster suavis Pojark.
- Cotoneaster subacutus Pojark.
- Cotoneaster subadpressus T.T.Yu
- Cotoneaster subalpinus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster submultiflorus Popov
- Cotoneaster suboblongus Gand.
- Cotoneaster subuniflorus (Kitam.) G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster suecicus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster svenhedinii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster taitoensis Hayata
- Cotoneaster taiwanensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster takpoensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster taksangensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster talgaricus Popov
- Cotoneaster tanpaensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster taoensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster tardiflorus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster tauricus Pojark.
- Cotoneaster taylorii T.T.Yu
- Cotoneaster tebbutus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster teijiashanensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster tengyuehensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö - Tengyueh Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster tenuipesCotoneaster tenuipesCotoneaster tenuipes is an "extremely graceful," meter-high, hirsute, deciduous cotoneaster shrub endemic to the temperate regions of China. It was named and described by botanists Alfred Rehder and E.H.Wilson in 1912.-Branches:The terminal and secondary twigs of C...
Rehder & E.H.Wilson - Slender Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster thimphuensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster thymifolius Wall. ex Lindl. - Thyme-leaved Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster tibeticus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster tjuliniae Pojark. ex Peschkova
- Cotoneaster tkatschenkoi Grovtsova
- Cotoneaster tomentellus Pojark. - Short-felted Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster tomentosus Lindl. - Woolly Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster transcaucasicus Pojark.
- Cotoneaster transens G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster trinervis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster tsarongensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster tumeticus Pojark.
- Cotoneaster turbinatus Craib
- Cotoneaster turcomanicus Pojark.
- Cotoneaster tytthocarpus Pojark.
- Cotoneaster undulatus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster uniflorus Bunge - Altai Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster uralensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster uva-ursi G.Don
- Cotoneaster uva-ursinus (Lindl.) J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster uzbezicus Grevtsova
- Cotoneaster vandelaarii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster veitchii (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) G.Klotz - Many-flowered Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster vernae C.K.Schneid.
- Cotoneaster verokotschyi J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster verruculosus Diels
- Cotoneaster vestitus (W.W.Sm.) Flinck & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster victorianus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster villosulus (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Flinck & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster vilmorinianus G.Klotz - Vilmorin's Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster virgatus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster vulgaris Hook.f.
- Cotoneaster wallichianus G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster wanbooyensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster wardii W.W.Sm. - Ward's Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster washanensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster wattii G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster wilsonii Nakai
- Cotoneaster yakuticus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster yalungensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster yuii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster yulingkongensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster yulongensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster zabelii C.K.Schneid. - Cherryred Cotoneaster or Zabel's Cotoneaster
- Cotoneaster zaprjagaevae Grevtsova
- Cotoneaster zayulensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster zeilingskii B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster zeravschanicus Pojark.
- Cotoneaster zimmermannii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
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