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Cotoneaster
Sign in to saveCotoneaster is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to the Palaearctic region (temperate Asia, Europe, north Africa), with a strong concentration of diversity in the genus in the mountains of southwestern China and the Himalayas. They are related to hawthorns (Crataegus), firethorns (Pyracantha), photinias (Photinia), and rowans (Sorbus).
Cotoneaster is a group of flowering plants in the rose family that naturally grow across temperate regions of Asia, Europe, and North Africa, with the most variety found in the mountains of southwestern China and the Himalayas. These plants are related to familiar shrubs and trees like hawthorns and rowans, and are cultivated by people for their ornamental qualities.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Cotoneaster is referenced by 157 other articles, and connects out to Cotoneaster microphyllus, Cotoneaster ambiguus and Cotoneaster simonsii.
Vinony files it under Bird food plants, Cotoneaster and Fruit trees.
Its subject is documented across 52 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Cotoneaster
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRosales
- FamilyRosaceae
Common Name: chambara
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,835
- With media
- 1,189
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Collections
- UACH, ASU, SD, IBUNAM, LOB, CAS
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Iran
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Description
- Wildlife value
- Cultivation and uses
- Invasiveness
- Nomenclature and classification
- Edibility
- Selected species
- References
- External links
Cotoneaster is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to the Palaearctic region (temperate Asia, Europe, north Africa), with a strong concentration of diversity in the genus in the mountains of southwestern China and the Himalayas. They are related to hawthorns (Crataegus), firethorns (Pyracantha), photinias (Photinia), and rowans (Sorbus).
Depending on the species definition used, between 70 and 300 different species of Cotoneaster are described, with many apomictic microspecies treated as species by some authors, but only as varieties by others.
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