Cotoneaster silvestrii Pamp.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Cotoneaster

Characteristics

Shrubs deciduous, 1–2 m tall. Branchlets reddish brown to grayish brown, slender, initially reddish brown pubescent, soon glabrescent. Petiole 3–5 mm, thin, tomentose; stipules caducous, linear, 3–5 mm, puberulous; leaf blade elliptic to ovate, 1.5–3.5 × 1–1.8 cm, herbaceous, lateral veins 4 or 5 pairs, raised abaxially and slightly impressed adaxially, abaxially thinly gray tomentose, adaxially glabrous or slightly appressed pubescent, base rounded or broadly cuneate, apex acute or obtuse, sometimes mucronate, rarely emarginate. Corymbs 3–7-flowered; rachis and pedicels thinly pubescent; peduncles 1–2 cm. Pedicel 1–3 mm. Flowers 9–10 mm in diam. Hypanthium campanulate, abaxially thinly villous. Sepals triangular, 1.5–2.5 mm, apex acute. Petals spreading, white, suborbicular, 4–5 mm in diam., adaxially white pubescent near base, base shortly clawed, apex emarginate. Stamens 20, somewhat shorter than petals; anthers yellow. Ovary white pubescent apically; styles 2, free, not exceeding stamens. Fruit red, subglobose, 7–8 mm in diam., pyrenes 2, united into 1. Fl. May–Jun, fr. Aug–Sep. 2n = 68*.
Life form annual
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 180 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Cotoneaster silvestrii world distribution map, present in China and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:722681-1
WFO ID wfo-0001016114
COL ID 6B8PF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cotoneaster silvestrii