Biology:Cotoneaster conspicuus
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ ""Cotoneaster conspicuus" 'Decorus'". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/95985/Cotoneaster-conspicuus-Decorus/Details. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- Holotype: Russell, P. G. 1938. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 51: 184.
- Hortipedia entry
Wikidata ☰ Q15536572 entry
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