Category
page 1Pyracantha

Scarlet firethorn
species of plant

Pyracantha
Pyracantha (from Greek "fire" and "thorn", hence firethorn) is a genus of large, thorny evergreen shrubs in the family Rosaceae, with common names firethorn or pyracantha. They are native to an area extending from Southwest Europe east to Southeast Asia. They resemble and are related to Cotoneaster, but have serrated leaf margins and numerous thorns (Cotoneaster is thornless).

Pyracantha crenulata
species of plant

Pyracantha angustifolia
species of plant

Pyracantha koidzumii
species of plant, native to Taiwan

Pyracantha fortuneana
species of plant
Pyracantha atalantioides
species of plant