Biology:Cotoneaster coriaceus
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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. coriaceus
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Cotoneaster coriaceus (syn. Cotoneaster lacteus), the late cotoneaster[2] or milkflower cotoneaster,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to Tibet and south-central China.[1] It is a large evergreen shrub growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall and wide. Clusters of white flowers are followed by masses of small, globose, red fruits (pomes) in autumn.[4] Unusually for this genus, the fruits are avoided by birds, hence garden escapes are rare, and the fruit persists on the plant throughout the winter.[5]
The Latin specific epithet lacteus refers to the milk-white flowers,[6] and coriaceus refers to its leathery leaves.
Cotoneaster coriaceus may be grown as a hedge. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cotoneaster coriaceus Franch." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/722459-1.
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 17 October 2014
- ↑ "Cotoneaster lacteus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=COLA18. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ↑ Bourne, Val (17 January 2004). "How to grow: Cotoneaster lacteus". The Telegraph. TMG Ltd.. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/howtogrow/3316728/How-to-grow-Cotoneaster-lacteus.html.
- ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. pp. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ↑ "Cotoneaster lacteus". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/4629/Cotoneaster-lacteus/Details.
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