Cotoneaster microphyllus
Common name
cotoneaster
Family
Rosaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
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Similar taxa
Leaves up to 10-(14) x 4-(6) mm; plant to c. 1m high with stems prostrate or decumbent; inflorescences of 1-(2) flowers
Year naturalised
1940
Origin
W. and C. China and Himalayas
Etymology
cotoneaster: From cotoneus an old Latin name for the quince, and possibly aster, corruption of adinstar ‘resembling’, i.e. quince-like