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Scientific name:

Cotoneaster tomentellus

Vernacular name:

Cotoneaster, Short-felted


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Short-felted Cotoneaster

Scientific name: Cotoneaster tomentellus Pojark.

Diagnostic features
Deciduous shrub to 5m with spreading branches.
Leaves 2-4(5)cm, flat, tomentose on lowerside.
Inflorescences mostly 6-20-flowered.
Anthers purple.
Fruits bright red but remaining yellow where not exposed, (8)10-13mm, oblong-ellipsoid, with 1(-3) stones.

Habitat
Introduced-naturalized; pathside.

Distribution
South Lancs; West China.

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Cotoneaster tomentellus
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