Cotoneaster crispii Exell

Cotonéaster de Crisp (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Cotoneaster

Characteristics

Shrubs or trees, 1.5–6 m. Stems narrowly erect, arching; branches spiraled, purple-black, initially silky tomentose. Leaves persistent, rarely semipersistent (in harsh winters); petiole 5–7 mm, tomentose; blade elliptic, sometimes ovate, 25–46 x 11–28 mm, subcoriaceous or coriaceous, base cuneate, margins flat, veins 4–7, superficial, rarely faintly sunken, apex acute, abaxial surfaces initially whitish tomentose, becoming glabrate, adaxial green to dark green, dull, slightly glaucous, flat between lateral veins, initially sparsely pilose. Inflorescences on fertile shoots 40–70 mm with 4 leaves, 7–25-flowered, compact to ± lax. Pedicels 1–7 mm, silky tomentose. Flowers (7–)10–11 mm diam.; buds white; hypanthium funnelform, silky tomentose; sepals: margins villous, apex cuspidate or acuminate, surfaces silky tomentose; petals spreading, white, rarely with hair tuft; stamens 20, filaments white, anthers reddish purple; styles (1 or)2. Pomes red to dark red, globose or subglobose, 6–8 x 6–8 mm, dull or slightly shiny, slightly glaucous, glabrescent; sepals flat, depressed, or incurved, densely villous; navel open; style remnants at apex. Pyrenes (1 or)2. 2n = 51 (Germany).
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 6.0
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Environment

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Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 180 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
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Distribution

Cotoneaster crispii world distribution map, present in Canada and China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722464-1
WFO ID wfo-0001250168
COL ID YXWG
BDTFX ID 119120
INPN ID 717743
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Synonyms

Cotoneaster crispii