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Scientific name:

Cotoneaster pannosus

Vernacular name:

Cotoneaster, Silverleaf


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Silverleaf Cotoneaster

Scientific name: Cotoneaster pannosus Franch.

Diagnostic features
Stems erect, long, slender, slightly arching, to 3(5)m.
Leaves evergreen, 1-2.5(3.5)cm, dull and nearly flat on upperside, tomentose on lowerside.
Inflorescences 6-12-flowered.
Anthers purplish-black.
Fruits dull red, 5-8mm, subglobose to ellipsoid, often with conspicuous erect sepals as in Cotoneaster amoenus, with 2 stones.

Chromosome number: (2n=68).

Habitat
Introduced-naturalized.

Distribution
West Kent; Southwest China.

This species is keyed out on Page 2410 in the Text Key.

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