''Photinia villosa'' is a species in the
flowering plant family
Rosaceae
Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera.
The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. Among the most species-rich genera are ''Alchemilla'' (270), ''Sorbus ...
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with
common name
In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often contrast ...
s Christmas berry and oriental photinia.
It is a shrub or small tree up to tall, native to China, Japan, and Korea.
[ This plant was recently introduced into the United States, likely as a landscaping or garden plant. It has escaped cultivation and has become increasingly invasive in northern New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and parts of Virginia, New York and Connecticut. ]
Varieties
* ''Photinia villosa'' var. ''coreana'' (Decne.) Rehder — Korean photinia
References
villosa
''Villosa'' is a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve molluscs in the family Unionidae
The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simp ...
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