Cotoneaster dielsianus E.Pritz.

Diels' cotoneaster (en), Cotonéaster de Diels (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Cotoneaster

Characteristics

Shrubs deciduous, 1–2 m tall. Branchlets grayish black or brownish black, terete, thin, initially densely villous, glabrescent. Petiole 1–3 mm, tomentose; stipules partly persistent at fruiting, linear-lanceolate, nearly as long as or slightly longer than petioles, initially tomentose, glabrous when mature; leaf blade elliptic to ovate, (0.6–)1–2.5 × 0.8–1.5 cm, abaxially densely yellowish gray or gray tomentose, adaxially puberulous or subglabrous and shiny, base broadly cuneate or rounded, apex acute, rarely obtuse or emarginate. Corymbs 1.5–3 cm, 3–7-flowered; rachis and pedicels villous; bracts linear-lanceolate, 2–3 mm, pubescent. Pedicel 1–3 mm. Flowers 6–7 mm in diam. Hypanthium villous abaxially. Sepals triangular, 1–2 × 1.5–2.5 mm, apex acute, rarely obtuse or emarginate. Petals erect, pinkish, suborbicular or broadly obovate, 3–4 mm in diam., base shortly clawed, apex obtuse. Stamens 15–20, shorter than petals. Ovary pilose apically; styles 3(–5), free, very short. Fruit dark red or coral-red, subglobose or obovoid, 5–8 mm in diam., pyrenes 3–5. Fl. Jun–Jul, fr. Sep–Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 1.2 - 2.0
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 180 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cotoneaster dielsianus habit picture by Sabina Hartmann (cc-by-sa)
Cotoneaster dielsianus habit picture by Sabina Hartmann (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cotoneaster dielsianus leaf picture by Sabina Hartmann (cc-by-sa)
Cotoneaster dielsianus leaf picture by Sabina Hartmann (cc-by-sa)
Cotoneaster dielsianus leaf picture by Torr James (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cotoneaster dielsianus flower picture by Sabina Hartmann (cc-by-sa)
Cotoneaster dielsianus flower picture by Sabina Hartmann (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cotoneaster dielsianus fruit picture by Sabina Hartmann (cc-by-sa)
Cotoneaster dielsianus fruit picture by Sabina Hartmann (cc-by-sa)
Cotoneaster dielsianus fruit picture by Sabina Hartmann (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cotoneaster dielsianus world distribution map, present in Austria, Canada, Switzerland, China, Germany, Denmark, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Sweden, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722690-1
WFO ID wfo-0000985522
COL ID YXWQ
BDTFX ID 19188
INPN ID 92652
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cotoneaster splendens Cotoneaster fangianus Cotoneaster elegans Cotoneaster dielsianus