Cotoneaster cochleatus
'Schneider' cultivar
Habit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Cotoneaster
Species:
C. cochleatus
Binomial name
Cotoneaster cochleatus
(Franch.) G.Klotz
Synonyms[1]
  • Cotoneaster buxifolius f. cochleatus Franch.
  • Pyrus cochleata (Franch.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cotoneaster cochleatus (Franch.) G.Klotz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Cotoneaster cochleatus (CTTCC)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022. Cultivated as an ornamental and naturalized at least in Britain
  3. ^ "Cotoneaster cochleatus". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022. Synonyms; Cotoneaster microphyllus var. cochleatus (Franch.) Rehder & E.H. Wilson Cotoneaster melanotrichus misapplied ... 4 suppliers
  4. ^ Gledhill, David (2008). The Names of Plants (Fourth ed.). Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 113. ISBN 9780521685535.
  5. ^ a b "Cotoneaster cochleatus". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Datasheet Cotoneaster cochleatus". Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International. 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.


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