Cotoneaster cochleatus | |
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'Schneider' cultivar | |
Habit | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Cotoneaster |
Species: | C. cochleatus
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Binomial name | |
Cotoneaster cochleatus | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Cotoneaster cochleatus, the Yunnan cotoneaster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. [2] [3] It is native to rocky slopes in Tibet, Sichuan, and Yunnan in China, and it has been introduced to the United Kingdom, Belgium and New York State. [1] Its specific epithet cochleatus refers to its twisting stem. [4]
A drought-tolerant creeping shrub reaching 1 ft (0.3 m) tall but spreading to 6 ft (2 m), and hardy in USDA zones 5 through 7, it is considered a valuable landscaping plant by the Missouri Botanical Garden. [5] The Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International lists it in its Invasive Species Compendium. [6] With its small glossy leaves, tiny rose-like flowers, showy red fruit, and low growth habit, it has found use in bonsai. [5]
Cultivated as an ornamental and naturalized at least in Britain
Synonyms; Cotoneaster microphyllus var. cochleatus (Franch.) Rehder & E.H. Wilson Cotoneaster melanotrichus misapplied ... 4 suppliers