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Scientific name:

Cotoneaster hissaricus

Vernacular name:

Cotoneaster, Circular-leaved


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Circular-leaved Cotoneaster

Scientific name: Cotoneaster hissaricus Pojark.

Diagnostic features
Deciduous shrub to 2m with rigid, close branches.
Leaves 1.5-2.5(4)cm, flat, pubescent on lowerside.
Inflorescences 5-12-flowered.
Anthers white.
Fruits dark purple to bluish-black, 6-9mm, subglobose, with 1(-2) stones showing at apex.

Chromosome number: (2n=51, 68).

Habitat
Introduced-naturalized.

Distribution
Southeast England; Central Asia.

Thisspecies is keyed out on Page 2380 in the Text Key.

Cotoneaster hissaricus
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