Biology:Cotoneaster horizontalis

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Cotoneaster horizontalis
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Cotoneaster
Species:
C. horizontalis
Binomial name
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Decne.
Synonyms[1]

Diospyros chaffanjonii H.Lév.
Cotoneaster acuminatus prostratus Hook.f. ex Wenz.
Cotoneaster acuminatus var. prostratus Hook. ex Decne.
Cotoneaster atropurpureus Flinck & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster atrovirens J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster davidianus Dippel
Cotoneaster horizontalis var. perpusillus C.K.Schneid.
Cotoneaster horizontalis f. variegatus (Osborn) Rehder
Cotoneaster horizontalis var. variegatus Osborn
Cotoneaster microphyllus Diels
Pyrus atroramosa M.F.Fay & Christenh.

Cotoneaster horizontalis is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cotoneaster of the family Rosaceae.

Description

Cotoneaster horizontalis is a short shrub with a spreading habit, growing to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) tall by 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) wide. It is cultivated for its flat, symmetrical sprays of glossy green, deciduous leaves 6 to 12 mm long.[2] The flowers appear in summer, and can range from pink to white. It is commonly grown in parks and gardens in temperate regions as hedging or groundcover.[3]

Fruits

Distribution

Cotoneaster horizontalis is native to mountains of Nepal, China, and Taiwan; in China it occurs from Tibet and Yunnan in the west to Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the east and is absent from the north and the very south.[4] It has naturalised in parts of the United Kingdom, and may be becoming invasive.[5][6] It has been recorded from Counties Down, Antrim [7] and Dublin in Ireland.[8]

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Cotoneaster horizontalis Decne.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722522-1. 
  2. ↑ Parnell, J. and Curtis, T. 2012. Webb's An In Irish Flora. Cork University PressISBN:978 185918 4783
  3. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965. 
  4. ↑ "Cotoneaster horizontalis". Flora of China. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200010747. Retrieved May 31, 2008. 
  5. ↑ BSBI Map
  6. ↑ Cotoneaster horizontalis (Wall Cotoneaster). Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora. 1973. http://www.brc.ac.uk/plantatlas/index.php?q=plant/cotoneaster-horizontalis. Retrieved May 31, 2008. 
  7. ↑ Hackney, P. (Ed) 1992. Stewart & Corry's Flora of the North-east of Ireland. Institute of Irish Studies & The Queen's University of Belfast ISBN:0 85389 446 9
  8. ↑ Dhuill,E. and Smyth, N. 2021. Invasive non-native and alien garden escape plant species on the southern cliffs of Howth Head, Co.Dublin (H21) Irish Naturalists' Journal 37(2) 102 - 108
  9. ↑ "Cotoneaster horizontalis". Royal Horticultural Society. http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=564. Retrieved May 31, 2008. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q159650 entry




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