Pyracantha
Sign in to savePyracantha (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).
Taxonomy · GBIF
Firethorn
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRosales
- FamilyRosaceae
Observations17,303
Groupplantae
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Description
- Fruit
- Fossil record
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Cultivation
- Cultivars
- Ecology
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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).
== Description == thumb|Pyracantha growing wild in a private garden in Japan. The fruit is an important food source for [[overwintering red-flanked bluetails (Tarsiger cyanurus).]] thumb|right|Flowers