Cotoneaster conspicuus
| Cotoneaster conspicuus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Cotoneaster |
| Species: | C. conspicuus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cotoneaster conspicuus J.B.Comber ex C.Marquand
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Cotoneaster conspicuus (Tibetan cotoneaster,[1] 大果栒子 da guo xun zi) is a slow-growing, densely-branched, evergreen shrub native to southeast Tibet. It grows to 1 to 1.5 meters in height, with white five-stellate flowers followed by scarlet fruit, 8–10 mm in diameter.
The cultivar 'Decorus' [2] has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Synonyms
- Cotoneaster conspicuus (Messel) Messel
- Cotoneaster conspicuus var. decorus P.G.Russell
- Cotoneaster microphyllus var. conspicuus Messel
References
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ ""Cotoneaster conspicuus" 'Decorus'". RHS. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- Holotype: Russell, P. G. 1938. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 51: 184.
- Hortipedia entry
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