''Cotoneaster'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the rose family,
Rosaceae
Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera.
The name is derived from the type genus '' Rosa''. The family includes herbs, shrubs, and trees. Most species are deciduous, but som ...
,
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.
[Flora of China]
''Cotoneaster''
(includes most of the world's ''Cotoneaster'' species) ''www.efloras.org'' 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
In botany, apomixis is asexual reproduction, asexual development of seed or embryo without Fertilisation, fertilization. However, other definitions include replacement of the seed by a plantlet or replacement of the flower by bulbils.
Apomictic ...
microspecies treated as
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
by some authors, but only as
varieties by others.
[Bean, W. J. (1976). ''Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles'' 8th edition. John Murray .]
The majority of species are shrub
A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...
s from tall, varying from ground-hugging prostrate plants to erect shrubs; a few, notably ''C. frigidus'', are small tree
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, e.g., including only woody plants with secondary growth, only ...
s up to tall and trunk diameter. The prostrate species are mostly alpine plants growing at high altitudes (e.g. ''C. integrifolius'', which grows at in the Himalayas), while the larger species occur in scrub and woodland gaps at lower altitudes.
Description
The shoots are dimorphic, with long shoots ( long) producing structural branch growth, and short shoots ( long) bearing the flowers; this pattern often developing a 'herringbone' form of branching. The leaves are arranged alternately, long, ovate
Ovate may refer to:
* Ovate (egg-shaped) leaves, tepals, or other botanical parts
*Ovate, a type of prehistoric stone hand axe
* Ovates, one of three ranks of membership in the Welsh Gorsedd
* Vates or ovate, a term for ancient Celtic bards ...
to lanceolate
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in shape, entire; both evergreen
In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has Leaf, foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter or dry season. Consisting of many diffe ...
and deciduous
In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed Leaf, leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, aft ...
species occur.
Flowers are produced from late spring to early summer, either solitarily or in corymb
Corymb is a botanical term for an inflorescence with the flowers growing in such a fashion that the outermost are borne on longer pedicels than the inner, bringing all flowers up to a common level. A corymb has a flattish top with a superficial re ...
s of up to 100 flowers. The flower is either fully open or has its five petals partially open, with a diameter of approximately meters. They may be any shade from white through creamy white to light pink to dark pink to almost red, 10–20 stamens and up to five styles. The fruit
In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants (angiosperms) that is formed from the ovary after flowering.
Fruits are the means by which angiosperms disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particular have long propaga ...
is a small pome
In botany, a pome is a type of fruit produced by flowering plants in the subtribe Malinae of the family Rosaceae. Pome fruits consist of a central "core" containing multiple small seeds, which is enveloped by a tough membrane and surrounded by a ...
measuring approximately in diameter, and it can be pink or bright red, orange or even maroon or black when mature, containing one to three (rarely up to five) seeds.[Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan .] Fruit on some species stays on until the following year.
Wildlife value
''Cotoneaster'' species are used as larva
A larva (; : larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase ...
l food plants by some Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) or lepidopterans is an order (biology), order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organ ...
species including grey dagger
The grey dagger (''Acronicta psi'') is a moth of the family Noctuidae.
Distribution
This species can be found from Europe and North Africa to northern Iran, central Asia, southern and central Siberia and Mongolia. In the Levant it is found in L ...
, mottled umber
The mottled umber (''Erannis defoliaria'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is common throughout much of the Palearctic region. The species was Species description, first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759.
Distribution
The specie ...
, short-cloaked moth, winter moth
The winter moth (''Operophtera brumata'') is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is an abundant species in Europe and the Near East and a famous study organism for evaluating insect population dynamics. It is one of very few lepidopterans of te ...
, and hawthorn moth. The flowers attract bees and butterflies and the fruits are eaten by birds.
Although only a single species is native there, in the UK and Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
, ''Cotoneaster'' species are, along with the related genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
'' Pyracantha'', a source of nectar
Nectar is a viscous, sugar-rich liquid produced by Plant, plants in glands called nectaries, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollination, pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to an ...
. The red berries are also highly attractive to blackbirds and other thrushes.
Cultivation and uses
Cotoneasters are very popular garden shrubs, grown for their attractive habit and decorative fruit. Some cultivar
A cultivar is a kind of Horticulture, cultivated plant that people have selected for desired phenotypic trait, traits and which retains those traits when Plant propagation, propagated. Methods used to propagate cultivars include division, root a ...
s are of known parentage, such as the very popular ''Cotoneaster'' × ''watereri'' Exell (Waterer's cotoneaster; '' C. frigidus'' × '' C. salicifolius''), while others are of mixed or unknown heritage.[
The following species and cultivars have gained the ]Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity.
The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr ...
's Award of Garden Merit
The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions.
It includes the full range of cultivated p ...
:-
* '' Cotoneaster atropurpureus'' 'Variegatus'
* '' Cotoneaster conspicuus'' 'Decorus'
* ''Cotoneaster'' 'Cornubia'
* '' Cotoneaster lacteus''
* '' Cotoneaster procumbens'' 'Queen of Carpets'
* ''Cotoneaster'' 'Rothschildianus'
* '' Cotoneaster salicifolius'' 'Gnom'
* ''Cotoneaster salicifolius'' 'Pink Champagne'
* '' Cotoneaster sternianus''
* ''Cotoneaster'' × ''suecicus'' 'Coral Beauty'
* ''Cotoneaster'' × ''suecicus'' 'Juliette'
Invasiveness
Many species have escaped from cultivation and become invasive weeds in regions with suitable climatic conditions, such as numerous Chinese species naturalised in north-western Europe.[ ''C. glaucophyllus'' has become an invasive weed in Australia and California. ''C. simonsii'' is listed on the New Zealand National Pest Plant Accord preventing its sale and distribution due to its invasive nature. On Portland, Dorset, UK, it has become invasive and is regularly managed to protect the local environment along the Jurassic Coast.
]
Nomenclature and classification
The genus name ''Cotoneaster'' derives from ''cotoneum'', a Latin name for the quince
The quince (; ''Cydonia oblonga'') is the sole member of the genus ''Cydonia'' in the Malinae subtribe (which contains apples, pears, and other fruits) of the Rosaceae family. It is a deciduous tree that bears hard, aromatic bright golden-yel ...
, and the suffix ''-aster'', 'resembling'. The name is correctly masculine, though in some older works it was wrongly treated as feminine, resulting in different name endings for many of the species (e.g.''Cotoneaster integerrima'' instead of ''Cotoneaster integerrimus'').[
The genus is often divided into two or more sections, though the situation is complicated by hybridisation:][
* ''Cotoneaster'' sect. ''Cotoneaster'' (syn. sect. ''Orthopetalum''). Flowers solitary or up to 6 together; petals forward-pointing, often tinged pink. Mostly smaller shrubs.
* ''Cotoneaster'' sect. ''Chaenopetalum''. Flowers more than 20 together in corymbs; petals opening flat, creamy white. Mostly larger shrubs.
]
Edibility
Similar to other small, red berries, all cotoneaster berries are eaten by various bird species which disperse the seeds widely and are not suitable for humans to eat. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia lists Cotoneaster berries as poisonous
Selected species
* '' Cotoneaster acuminatus'' Lindl.
* '' Cotoneaster acutifolius'' Turcz. – Peking cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster acutiusculus'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster adpressus'' Bois – creeping cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster aestivalis'' (Walter) Wenz.
* '' Cotoneaster affinis'' Lindl. – purpleberry cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster afghanicus'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster aitchisoni'' C.K.Schneid.
* '' Cotoneaster alashanensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster alatavicus'' Popov
* '' Cotoneaster alaunicus'' Golitsin
* '' Cotoneaster albokermesinus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster allanderi'' J.Fryer
* '' Cotoneaster allochrous'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster altaicus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster ambiguus'' Rehder & E.H.Wilson
* '' Cotoneaster amoenus'' E.H.Wilson – beautiful cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster amphigenus'' Chaten.
* '' Cotoneaster annapurnae'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster angustifolius'' Franch.
* '' Cotoneaster angustus'' (T.T.Yu) G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster antoninae'' Juz. & N.I.Orlova
* '' Cotoneaster apiculatus'' Rehder & E.H.Wilson – cranberry cotoneaster or apiculate cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster applanatus'' Duthie ex J.H.Veitch
* '' Cotoneaster arborescens'' Zabel.
* '' Cotoneaster arbusculus'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster argenteus'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster armenus'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster arvernensis'' Gand.
* '' Cotoneaster ascendens'' Flinck & B.Hylmö – ascending cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster assadii'' Khat.
* '' Cotoneaster assamensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster astrophoros'' J.Fryer & E.C.Nelson – starry cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster ataensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster atlanticus'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster atropurpureus'' Flinck & B.Hylmö – purple-flowered cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster atrovirens'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster atuntzensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster auranticus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster bacillaris'' Wall. ex Lindl. – open-fruited cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster baenitzii'' Pax
* '' Cotoneaster bakeri'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster balticus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster bilokonii'' Grevtsova
* '' Cotoneaster bisramianus'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster bitahaiensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster blinii'' H.Lév.
* '' Cotoneaster bodinieri'' H.Lév.
* '' Cotoneaster boisianus'' G.Klotz – Bois's cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster borealichinensis'' (Hurus.) Hurus.
* '' Cotoneaster borealis'' Petz. & G.Kirchn.
* '' Cotoneaster brachypodus'' Pojark. ex Zakirov
* '' Cotoneaster bradyi'' E.C.Nelson J.Fryer – Brady's cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster brandisii'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster brevirameus'' Rehder & Wilson
* '' Cotoneaster brickelli'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster browiczii'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster bullatus'' Bois – hollyberry cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster bumthangensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster burmanicus'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster buxifolius'' Wall. ex Lindl. – box-leaved cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster californicus'' A.Murray bis
* '' Cotoneaster calocarpus'' (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Flinck & B.Hylmö – Sikang cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster cambricus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – wild cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster camilli-schneideri'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster campanulatus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster canescens'' Vestergr. ex B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster capsicinus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster cardinalis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster cashmiriensis'' G.Klotz – Kashmir cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster cavei'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster chaffanjonii'' H.Lév.
* '' Cotoneaster chailaricus'' (G.Klotz) Flinck & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster chengkangensis'' T.T.Yu
* '' Cotoneaster chrysobotrys'' Hand. – Mazz.
* '' Cotoneaster chulingensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster chungtiensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster cinerascens'' (Rehder) Flinck & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster cinnabarinus'' Juz.
* '' Cotoneaster coadunatus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster coccineus'' Steud.
* '' Cotoneaster cochleatus'' (Franch.) G.Klotz – Yunnan cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster commixtus'' (C.K.Schneid.) Flinck & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster comptus'' Lem.
* '' Cotoneaster confusus'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster congestus'' Baker – congested cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster conspicuus'' C.Marquand – Tibetan cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster convexus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster cooperi'' C.Marquand – Cooper's cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster cordatus'' Focke
* '' Cotoneaster cordifolioides'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster cordifolius'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster coreanus'' H.Lév.
* '' Cotoneaster coriaceus'' Franch.
* '' Cotoneaster cornifolius'' Rehder & E.H.Wilson
* '' Cotoneaster cossineus'' Steud.
* '' Cotoneaster crenulatus'' (D.Don) K.Koch
* '' Cotoneaster creticus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster crispii'' Exell
* '' Cotoneaster cuilus'' Lee ex K.Koch
* '' Cotoneaster cuspidatus'' C.Marquand ex J.Fryer
* '' Cotoneaster daliensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster dammeri'' C.K.Schneid. – bearberry cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster daralagesicus'' Grevtsova
* '' Cotoneaster davidianus'' hort. ex Dippel
* '' Cotoneaster decandrus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster declinatus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster degenensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster delavayanus'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster delphinensis'' Chatenier
* '' Cotoneaster denticulatus'' Kunth
* '' Cotoneaster dielsianus'' E.Pritz. ex Diels – Diels' cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster difficilis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster discolor'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster dissimilis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster distichus'' Lange
* '' Cotoneaster divaricatus'' Rehder & E.H.Wilson – spreading cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster dojamensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster dokeriensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster drogochius'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster duthieanus'' (C.K.Schneid.) G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster elatus'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster elegans'' (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Flinck & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster ellipticus'' (Lindl.) Loudon – Lindley's cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster emarginatus'' hort. ex K.Koch
* '' Cotoneaster emeiensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster encavei'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster eriocarpus'' hort.
* '' Cotoneaster erratus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster erzincanicus'' J.Fryer
* '' Cotoneaster esfandiarii'' Khat.
* '' Cotoneaster esquirolii'' H.Lév.
* '' Cotoneaster estonicus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster falconeri'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster fangianus'' T.T.Yu – Fang's cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster farreri'' Klotzsch
* '' Cotoneaster fastigiatus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster favargeri'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster fletcheri'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster flinckii'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster floccosus'' (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Flinck & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster floridus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster fontanesii'' Grossh.
* '' Cotoneaster formosanus'' Hayata
* '' Cotoneaster forrestii'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster fortunei'' Wenz.
* '' Cotoneaster foveolatus'' Rehder & E.H.Wilson
* '' Cotoneaster franchetii'' Bois – Franchet's cotoneaster or orange cotoneaster
* ''Cotoneaster frigidus
''Cotoneaster frigidus'', the tree cotoneaster, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Cotoneaster'' of the family (biology), family Rosaceae, native plant, native to the Himalayas. It is a deciduous tree or shrub growing to , with smoot ...
'' Wall. ex Lindl. – tree cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster froebelii'' Vilm.
* '' Cotoneaster fruticosus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster fulvidus'' (W.W.Sm.) G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster gamblei'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster ganghobaensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster garhwalensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster genitianus'' Hurus. ex Nakai
* '' Cotoneaster gesneri'' Kirschl.
* '' Cotoneaster gilgitensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster girardii'' Flinck & B.Hylmö ex G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster glabratus'' Rehder & E.H.Wilson – glabrous cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster glacialis'' (Hook.f. ex Wenz.) Panigrahi & Arv.Kumar
* '' Cotoneaster glaucophyllus'' Franch. – glaucous cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster globosus'' (Hurus.) G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster glomerulatus'' W.W.Sm.
* '' Cotoneaster goloskokovii'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster gonggashanensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster gotlandicus'' B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster gracilis'' Rehder & E.H.Wilson
* '' Cotoneaster grammontii'' hort. ex K.Koch
* '' Cotoneaster granatensis'' Boiss
* '' Cotoneaster griffithii'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster guanmenensis'' J.Fryer
* '' Cotoneaster handel-mazzettii'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster harrovianus'' E.H.Wilson
* '' Cotoneaster harrysmithii'' Flinck & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster hebephyllus'' Diels
* '' Cotoneaster hedegaardii'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster henryanus'' (C.K.Schneid.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson – Henry's cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster hersianus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster heterophyllus'' J.Fryer
* '' Cotoneaster hicksii'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster himaleiensis'' hort. ex Zabel
* '' Cotoneaster himalayensis'' hort. ex Lavallee
* '' Cotoneaster hissaricus'' Pojark. – circular-leaved cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster hjelmqvistii'' Flinck & B.Hylmö – Hjelmqvist's cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster hodjingensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster hookeri'' hort. ex Zabel
* '' Cotoneaster hookerianus'' hort. ex Lavallee
* '' Cotoneaster horizontalis'' Decne. – wall cotoneaster or rock cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster hsingshangensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – Hsing-Shan cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster hualiensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster humifusus'' Duthie ex J.H.Veitch
* '' Cotoneaster humilis'' Donn
* '' Cotoneaster hummelii'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – Hummel's cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster hunanensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster hupehensis'' Rehder & E.H.Wilson – Hupeh cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster hurusawaianus'' G.Klotz – Hurusawa's cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster hylanderi'' B.Hylmö & J.Fryer
* '' Cotoneaster hymalaicus'' Carriere
* '' Cotoneaster hylmoei'' Flinck & J.Fryer – Hylmö's cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster hypocarpus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster ichangensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster ignavus'' E.L.Wolf
* '' Cotoneaster ignescens'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – firebird cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster ignotus'' G.Klotz – black-grape cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster improvisus'' Klotzsch
* '' Cotoneaster incanus'' (W.W.Sm.) G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster induratus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – hardy cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster inexspectus'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster insculptus'' Diels – engraved cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster insignis'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster insignoides'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster insolitus'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster integerrimus'' Medik.
* '' Cotoneaster integrifolius'' (Roxb.) G.Klotz – entire-leaved cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster intermedius'' (Lecoq. & Lamotte) H.J.Coste
* '' Cotoneaster japonicus'' hort. ex Dippel
* '' Cotoneaster juranus'' Gand.
* '' Cotoneaster kaganensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster kamaoensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster kangtinensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster kansuensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster karatavicus'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster karelicus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster kaschkarovii'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster kerstanii'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster khasiensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster kingdonii'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster kirgizicus'' Grevtsova
* '' Cotoneaster kitaibelii'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster klotzii'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster koizumii'' Hayata
* '' Cotoneaster kongboensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster konishii'' Hayata
* '' Cotoneaster kotschyi'' (C.K.Schneid.) G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster krasnovii'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster kullensis'' B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster kweitschoviensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster lacei'' Klotzsch
* '' Cotoneaster lacteus'' W.W.Sm. – milkflower cotoneaster or late cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster laetevirens'' (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster laevis'' hort. ex Steud.
* '' Cotoneaster lambertii'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster lamprofolius'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster lanatus'' hort. ex Regel
* '' Cotoneaster lancasteri'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster langei'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster langtangensis'' B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster lanshanensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* ''Cotoneaster latifolius
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'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster laxiflorus'' Jacq. ex Lindl.
* '' Cotoneaster lesliei'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster leveillei'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster lidjiangensis'' G.Klotz – Lidjiang cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster lindleyi'' Steud.
* '' Cotoneaster linearifolius'' (G.Klotz) G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster logginovae'' Grevtsova
* '' Cotoneaster lomahunensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster lucidus'' Schltdl. – hedge cotoneaster or shiny cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster ludlowii'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster luristanicus'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster macrocarpus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster magnificus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster mairei'' H.Lév. – Maire's cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster majusculus'' (W.W.Sm.) G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster marginatus'' (Loudon) Schltdl. – fringed cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster marquandii'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster marroninus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster mathonnetii'' Gand.
* '' Cotoneaster matrensis'' Domokos
* '' Cotoneaster megalocarpus'' Popov
* '' Cotoneaster meiophyllus'' (W.W.Sm.) G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster melanocarpus'' Lodd. – black-fruited cotoneaster or black cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster melanotrichus'' (Franch.) G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster meuselii'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster meyeri'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster microcarpus'' (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Flinck & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster microphyllus'' Wall. ex Lindl. – small-leaved cotoneaster or rockspray cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster milkedandai'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster mingkwongensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster miniatus'' (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Flinck & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster minimus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster minitomentellus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster minutus'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster mirabilis'' G.Klotz & Krugel
* '' Cotoneaster misturatus'' J.Fryer
* '' Cotoneaster mongolicus'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster monopyrenus'' (W.W.Sm.) Flinck & B.Hylmö – one-stoned cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster montanus'' Lange ex Dippel
* '' Cotoneaster morrisonensis'' Hayata
* '' Cotoneaster morulus'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster moupinensis'' Franch. – Moupin cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster mucronatus'' Franch. – mucronate cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster muliensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster multiflorus'' Bunge – showy cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster nagaensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster nakai'' Hayata
* '' Cotoneaster naninitens'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster nanshan'' M.Vilm. ex Mottet – dwarf cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster nantaouensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster nanus'' (G.Klotz) G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster narynensis'' Tkatsch. ex J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster nebrodensis'' (Guss.) K.Koch
* '' Cotoneaster nedoluzhkoi'' Tzvelev.
* '' Cotoneaster nefedovii'' Galushko
* '' Cotoneaster neo-antoninae'' A.N.Vassiljeva
* '' Cotoneaster neopopovii'' Czerep.
* '' Cotoneaster nepalensis'' hort. ex K.Koch
* '' Cotoneaster nervosus'' Decne
* '' Cotoneaster nevadensis'' Boiss. ex Steud.
* '' Cotoneaster newryensis'' Lemoine
* '' Cotoneaster niger'' (Wahlenb.) Fries
* '' Cotoneaster nitens'' Rehder & E.H.Wilson – few-flowered cotoneaster or pinkblush cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster nitidifolius'' Marquand
* '' Cotoneaster nitidus'' Jacques – distichous cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster nivalis'' (G.Klotz) G.Panigrahi & A.Kumar
* '' Cotoneaster nohelii'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster notabilis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster nudiflorus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster nummularioides'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster nummularius'' Fisch. & Mey.
* '' Cotoneaster obovatus'' Osmaston
* '' Cotoneaster obscurus'' Rehder & E.H.Wilson – bloodberry cotoneaster or obscure cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster obtusisepalus'' Gand.
* '' Cotoneaster obtusus'' Wall. ex Lindl.
* '' Cotoneaster oliganthus'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster oligocarpus'' C.K.Schneid.
* '' Cotoneaster omissus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster orbicularis'' Schltdl.
* '' Cotoneaster orientalis'' (Mill.) Borbas
* '' Cotoneaster osmastonii'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster ottoschwarzii'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster ovatus'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster pangiensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster pannosus'' Franch. – silverleaf cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster paradoxus'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster parkeri'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster parkinsonii'' Panigrahi & Arv.Kumar
* '' Cotoneaster parnassicus'' Boiss. & Heldr.
* '' Cotoneaster parvifolius'' (Hook.f.) Panigrahi & Arv.Kumar
* '' Cotoneaster peduncularis'' Boiss.
* '' Cotoneaster pekinensis'' (Koehne) Zabel
* '' Cotoneaster permutatus'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster perpusillus'' (C.K.Schneid.) Flinck & B.Hylmö – slender cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster poluninii'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster procumbens'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster prostratus'' Baker – procumbent cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster przewalskii'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster pseudoambiguus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – Kangting cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster racemiflorus'' K.Koch – redbead cotoneaster or rockspray cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster radicans'' G.Klotz – rooting cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster rehderi'' Pojark. – bullate cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster reticulatus'' Rehder & E.H.Wilson
* '' Cotoneaster rhytidophyllus'' Rehder & E.H.Wilson
* '' Cotoneaster roseus'' Edgew.
* '' Cotoneaster rotundifolius'' Wall. ex Lindl. – round-leaved cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster rubens'' W.W.Sm.
* '' Cotoneaster salicifolius'' Franch. – willow-leaved cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster salwinensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster sanbaensis'' J.Fryer
* '' Cotoneaster sandakphuensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster sanguineus'' T.T.Yu
* '' Cotoneaster sargentii'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster saxatilis'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster saxonicus'' B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster scandinavicus'' B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster schantungensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster schlechtendalii'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster schubertii'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster serotinus'' Hutch.
* '' Cotoneaster shannanensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – Shannan cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster shansiensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster sherriffii'' G.Klotz – Sherriff's cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster sichuanensis'' Klotzsch
* '' Cotoneaster sikangensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster sikkimensis'' Mouill.
* '' Cotoneaster silvestrei'' Pamp.
* '' Cotoneaster simonsii'' Baker – Himalayan cotoneaster or Simons' cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster smithii'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster soczavianus'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster soongaricus'' (Regel & Herder) Popov
* '' Cotoneaster sordidus'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster soulieanus'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster spathulatus'' (Michx.) Wenz.
* '' Cotoneaster splendens'' Flinck & B.Hylmö – showy cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster spongbergii'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster staintonii'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster sternianus'' (Turrill) Boom – Stern's cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster stracheyi'' Klotzsch
* '' Cotoneaster strigosus'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster suavis'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster subacutus'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster subadpressus'' T.T.Yu
* '' Cotoneaster subalpinus'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster submultiflorus'' Popov
* '' Cotoneaster suboblongus'' Gand.
* '' Cotoneaster subuniflorus'' (Kitam.) G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster suecicus'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster svenhedinii'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster taitoensis'' Hayata
* '' Cotoneaster taiwanensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster takpoensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster taksangensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster talgaricus'' Popov
* '' Cotoneaster tanpaensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster taoensis'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster tardiflorus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster tauricus'' Pojark.
* '' Cotoneaster taylorii'' T.T.Yu
* '' Cotoneaster tebbutus'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster teijiashanensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster tengyuehensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – Tengyueh cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster tenuipes'' Rehder & E.H.Wilson – slender cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster thimphuensis'' J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
* '' Cotoneaster thymifolius'' Wall. ex Lindl. – thyme-leaved cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster tibeticus'' G.Klotz
* '' Cotoneaster tjuliniae'' Pojark. ex Peschkova
* '' Cotoneaster tkatschenkoi'' Grovtsova
* '' Cotoneaster tomentellus'' Pojark. – short-felted cotoneaster
* '' Cotoneaster tomentosus'' Lindl.[Flora of NW Europe]
''Cotoneaster'' species list
[Flora of Nepal]
''Cotoneaster''
''www.efloras.org''[Flora Europaea]
''Cotoneaster''
''rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk''[Den virtuella floran]
''linnaeus.nrm.se''(in Swedish)
References
External links
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Multi-access key to the 26 Cotoneaster species found in New Zealand
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Rosaceae genera
Bird food plants
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