Cotoneaster

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Amygdaloideae
Tribus: Maleae
Subtribus: Malinae
Genus: Cotoneaster
Species: C. acuminatus – C. acutifolius – C. adpressus – C. affinis – C. alashanensis – C. alatavicus – C. alaunicus – C. albokermesinus – C. allochrous – C. altaicus – C. ambiguus – C. amoenus – C. angustus – C. apiculatus – C. armenus – C. ascendens – C. astrophoros – C. ataensis – C. atropurpureus – C. atrovinaceus – C. atrovirens – C. atuntzensis – C. aurantiacus – C. bacillaris – C. beimashanensis – C. boisianus – C. borealichinensis – C. bradyi – C. brevirameus – C. brickellii – C. browiczii – C. bullatus – C. bumthangensis – C. buxifolius – C. calocarpus – C. cambricus – C. camilli-schneideri – C. campanulatus – C. capsicinus – C. cardinalis – C. cashmiriensis – C. chadwellii – C. chailaricus – C. chengkangensis – C. chuanus – C. chulingensis – C. chungtiensis – C. cinnabarinus – C. cinovskisii – C. coadunatus – C. cochleatus – C. congestus – C. conspicuus – C. convexus – C. cooperi – C. coriaceus – C. creticus – C. cuspidatus – C. daliensis – C. dammeri – C. decandrus – C. declinatus – C. dielsianus – C. difficilis – C. discolor – C. divaricatus – C. dokeriensis – C. drogochius – C. duthieanus – C. elegans – C. ellipticus – C. emeiensis – C. encavei – C. erratus – C. estiensis – C. fangianus – C. fastigiatus – C. favargeri – C. flinckii – C. floccosus – C. forrestii – C. foveolatus – C. franchetii – C. frigidus – C. froebelii – C. fruticosus – C. fulvidus – C. ganghobaensis – C. giraldii – C. glabratus – C. glacialis – C. glaucophyllus – C. glomerulatus – C. goloskokovii – C. gonggashanensis – C. gracilis – C. granatensis – C. harrovianus – C. harrysmithii – C. hebephyllus – C. hedegaardii – C. henryanus – C. hersianus – C. hicksii – C. hillieri – C. hissaricus – C. hjelmqvistii – C. hodjingensis – C. horizontalis – C. hsingshangensis – C. huahongdongensis – C. hualiensis – C. hummelii – C. hupehensis – C. hylanderi – C. hylmoei – C. hypocarpus – C. ignavus – C. ignotus – C. incanus – C. induratus – C. insculptus – C. insignis – C. integerrimus – C. integrifolius – C. kangdingensis – C. karatavicus – C. kitaibelii – C. kongboensis – C. konishii – C. krasnovii – C. kuanensis – C. kweitschoviensis – C. laetevirens – C. langei – C. laxiflorus – C. leveillei – C. lidjiangensis – C. linearifolius – C. lucidus – C. ludlowii – C. magnificus – C. mairei – C. majusculus – C. marginatus – C. marquandii – C. marroninus – C. megalocarpus – C. meiophyllus – C. melanocarpus – C. melanotrichus – C. meyeri – C. microcarpus – C. microphyllus – C. milkedandaensis – C. minimus – C. mongolicus – C. monopyrenus – C. morrisonensis – C. morulus – C. moupinensis – C. mucronatus – C. muliensis – C. multiflorus – C. naninitens – C. nanshan – C. nantouensis – C. naoujanensis – C. narynensis – C. natmataungensis – C. nebrodensis – C. nefedovii – C. neo-antoninae – C. neopopovii – C. newryensis – C. niger – C. nitens – C. nitidifolius – C. nitidus – C. nohelii – C. nummularioides – C. nummularius – C. obovatus – C. obscurus – C. obtusus – C. ogisui – C. oliganthus – C. omissus – C. ottoschwarzii – C. ovatus – C. pannosus – C. peduncularis – C. pekinensis – C. perpusillus – C. pluriflorus – C. pojarkovae – C. poluninii – C. polyanthemus – C. popovii – C. potaninii – C. procumbens – C. prostratus – C. przewalskii – C. pseudo-obscurus – C. pseudoambiguus – C. pseudomultiflorus – C. qungbixiensis – C. racemiflorus – C. racemiflorus – C. radicans – C. rehderi – C. reticulatus – C. rhytidophyllus – C. roborowskii – C. rokujodaisanensis – C. roseus – C. rotundifolius – C. rubens – C. rugosus – C. salicifolius – C. salwinensis – C. sanguineus – C. saxatilis – C. schantungensis – C. serotinus – C. shansiensis – C. sherriffii – C. sikangensis – C. simonsii – C. soczavianus – C. songoricus – C. splendens – C. spongbergii – C. sternianus – C. subacutus – C. subadpressus – C. submultiflorus – C. svenhedinii – C. sylvestrii – C. taiwanensis – C. talgaricus – C. tanpaensis – C. taoensis – C. taofuensis – C. tardiflorus – C. tauricus – C. taylorii – C. teijiashanensis – C. tengyuehensis – C. tenuipes – C. thymifolius – C. tjuliniae – C. tomentellus – C. transcaucasicus – C. transens – C. tripyrenus – C. tsarongensis – C. tumeticus – C. turbinatus – C. turcomanicus – C. tytthocarpus – C. undulatus – C. uniflorus – C. uva-ursi – C. vandelaarii – C. veitchii – C. vernae – C. verokotschyi – C. verruculosus – C. vestitus – C. villosulus – C. vilmorinianus – C. wanbooyensis – C. wardii – C. washanensis – C. yakuticus – C. yalungensis – C. yinchangensis – C. yulingkongensis – C. zabelii – C. zayulensis – C. zeravschanicus
Nothospecies: C. × crispii – C. × intermedius – C. × suecicus – C. × watereri

Invalid names: C. sikkimensis – C. watereri – C. wilsonii

Species: - C. affinis - - C. horizontalis - C. microphyllus -

Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cotoneaster in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec. 17. Reference page.

Unresolved names: C. soongoricus – C. tomentosus
Name

Cotoneaster Medik., Philos. Bot. 1: 155 (1789).

Type species: C. integerrimus Medik.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Gymnopyrenium Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 316 (1867).
Ostinia Clairv., Man. Herbor. Suisse: 162 (1811).
Cotonea Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 5 (1837).

References
Primary references

Medikus, F.K. 1789. Philosophische Botanik. Erstes Heft. Mannheim. MDZ Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Cotoneaster in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec. 17. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Cotoneaster. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Dec 2021.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Cotoneaster. Published online. Accessed: 18 Dec 2021. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cotoneaster. Accessed: 18 Dec 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Cotoneaster. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 18. Reference page.

Vernacular names
العربية: قطنية
azərbaycanca: Dovşanalması
башҡортса: Ҡараған
беларуская: Кізільнік
čeština: skalník
dansk: Dværgmispel
Deutsch: Zwergmispeln
Esperanto: Kotoneastro
eesti: Tuhkpuu
فارسی: شیرخشت
suomi: Tuhkapensaat
français: Cotonéaster
Gaeilge: Cainchín
galego: Cotoneáster
עברית: חבושית
hornjoserbsce: Kisalnik
magyar: Madárbirs
հայերեն: Չմենի
íslenska: Gljámispill
日本語: コトネアスター
ქართული: ვაშლანა
한국어: 코토네아스터
кыргызча: Ыргай
lietuvių: Kaulenis
Nederlands: Dwergmispel
norsk nynorsk: Mispel
norsk: Mispelslekta
polski: Irga
پښتو: کنځری
русский: Кизильник
slovenčina: skalník
svenska: Oxbärssläktet
тоҷикӣ: Ирғай
Türkçe: Dağ muşmulası
українська: Кизильник
oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча: Irgʻay
中文（简体）: 栒子属
中文（繁體）: 栒子屬
中文: 栒子属

Cotoneaster /kəˈtoʊniːˈæstər/[1] is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to the Palaearctic region (temperate Asia, Europe, north Africa), with a strong concentration of diversity in the genus in the mountains of southwestern China and the Himalayas.[2] They are related to hawthorns (Crataegus), firethorns (Pyracantha), photinias (Photinia), and rowans (Sorbus).

Depending on the species definition used, between 70 and 300 different species of Cotoneaster are described, with many apomictic microspecies treated as species by some authors, but only as varieties by others.[2][3]

The majority of species are shrubs from 0.5–5 m (1.6–16.4 ft) tall, varying from ground-hugging prostrate plants to erect shrubs; a few, notably C. frigidus, are small trees up to 15 m (49 ft) tall and 75 cm (30 in) trunk diameter. The prostrate species are mostly alpine plants growing at high altitudes (e.g. C. integrifolius, which grows at 3,000–4,000 m (9,800–13,100 ft) in the Himalayas), while the larger species occur in scrub and woodland gaps at lower altitudes.
Description

The shoots are dimorphic, with long shoots (10–40 cm (3.9–15.7 in) long) producing structural branch growth, and short shoots (0.5–5 cm (0.20–1.97 in) long) bearing the flowers; this pattern often developing a 'herringbone' form of branching. The leaves are arranged alternately, 0.5–15 cm (0.20–5.91 in) long, ovate to lanceolate in shape, entire; both evergreen and deciduous species occur.

The flowers are produced in late spring through early summer, solitary or in corymbs of up to 100 together. The flower is either fully open or has its five petals half open 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in) diameter. They may be any shade from white through creamy white to light pink to dark pink to almost red, 10–20 stamens and up to five styles. The fruit is a small pome 5–12 mm (0.20–0.47 in) diameter, pink or bright red, orange or even maroon or black when mature, containing one to three (rarely up to five) seeds.[3][4] Fruit on some species stays on until the following year.
Wildlife value

Cotoneaster species are used as larval food plants by some Lepidoptera species including grey dagger, mottled umber, short-cloaked moth, winter moth, and hawthorn moth. The flowers attract bees and butterflies and the fruits are eaten by birds.

Although only a single species is native there, in the UK and Ireland, Cotoneaster species are, along with the related genus Pyracantha, a source of nectar. The red berries are also highly attractive to blackbirds and other thrushes.
Cultivation and uses

Cotoneasters are very popular garden shrubs, grown for their attractive habit and decorative fruit. Some cultivars are of known parentage, such as the very popular Cotoneaster × watereri Exell (Waterer's cotoneaster; C. frigidus × C. salicifolius), while others are of mixed or unknown heritage.[4]

The following species and cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-

Cotoneaster atropurpureus 'Variegatus' [5]
Cotoneaster conspicuus 'Decorus'[6]
Cotoneaster 'Cornubia' [7]
Cotoneaster lacteus [8]
Cotoneaster procumbens 'Queen of Carpets' [9]
Cotoneaster 'Rothschildianus'[10]
Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Gnom' [11]
Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Pink Champagne' [12]
Cotoneaster sternianus [13]
Cotoneaster × suecicus 'Coral Beauty'[14]
Cotoneaster × suecicus 'Juliette' [15]

Invasiveness

Many species have escaped from cultivation and become invasive weeds where climatic conditions are suitable for them, such as the many Chinese species naturalised in northwestern Europe.[16] C. glaucophyllus has become an invasive weed in Australia[17] and California.[18] C. simonsii is listed on the New Zealand National Pest Plant Accord preventing its sale and distribution because of its invasiveness. On Portland, Dorset, UK, it has become invasive and is regularly culled to prevent damage to the Jurassic Coast.
Nomenclature and classification

The genus name Cotoneaster derives from cotoneum, a Latin name for the quince, and the suffix -aster, 'resembling'. The name is correctly masculine, though in some older works it was wrongly treated as feminine, resulting in different name endings for many of the species (e.g.Cotoneaster integerrima instead of Cotoneaster integerrimus).[3]

The genus is often divided into two or more sections, though the situation is complicated by hybridisation:[3]

Cotoneaster sect. Cotoneaster (syn. sect. Orthopetalum). Flowers solitary or up to 6 together; petals forward-pointing, often tinged pink. Mostly smaller shrubs.
Cotoneaster sect. Chaenopetalum. Flowers more than 20 together in corymbs; petals opening flat, creamy white. Mostly larger shrubs.

Edibility

All Cotoneaster berries are eaten by many birds. Like most other small, red berries, they are evolved to have birds spread the seeds widely and are not good for humans to eat. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia lists Cotoneaster berries as poisonous[19]
Selected species

Cotoneaster acuminatus Lindl.
Cotoneaster acutifolius Turcz. – Peking cotoneaster
Cotoneaster acutiusculus Pojark.
Cotoneaster adpressus Bois – creeping cotoneaster
Cotoneaster aestivalis (Walter) Wenz.
Cotoneaster affinis Lindl. – purpleberry cotoneaster
Cotoneaster afghanicus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster aitchisoni C.K.Schneid.
Cotoneaster alashanensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster alatavicus Popov
Cotoneaster alaunicus Golitsin
Cotoneaster albokermesinus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster allanderi J.Fryer
Cotoneaster allochrous Pojark.
Cotoneaster altaicus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster ambiguus Rehder & E.H.Wilson
Cotoneaster amoenus E.H.Wilson – beautiful cotoneaster
Cotoneaster amphigenus Chaten.
Cotoneaster annapurnae J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster angustifolius Franch.
Cotoneaster angustus (T.T.Yu) G.Klotz
Cotoneaster antoninae Juz. & N.I.Orlova
Cotoneaster apiculatus Rehder & E.H.Wilson – cranberry cotoneaster or apiculate cotoneaster
Cotoneaster applanatus Duthie ex J.H.Veitch
Cotoneaster arborescens Zabel.
Cotoneaster arbusculus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster argenteus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster armenus Pojark.
Cotoneaster arvernensis Gand.
Cotoneaster ascendens Flinck & B.Hylmö – ascending cotoneaster
Cotoneaster assadii Khat.
Cotoneaster assamensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster astrophoros J.Fryer & E.C.Nelson – starry cotoneaster
Cotoneaster ataensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster atlanticus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster atropurpureus Flinck & B.Hylmö – purple-flowered cotoneaster
Cotoneaster atrovirens J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster atuntzensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster auranticus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster bacillaris Wall. ex Lindl. – open-fruited cotoneaster
Cotoneaster baenitzii Pax
Cotoneaster bakeri G.Klotz
Cotoneaster balticus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster bilokonii Grevtsova
Cotoneaster bisramianus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster bitahaiensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster blinii H.Lév.
Cotoneaster bodinieri H.Lév.
Cotoneaster boisianus G.Klotz – Bois's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster borealichinensis (Hurus.) Hurus.
Cotoneaster borealis Petz. & G.Kirchn.
Cotoneaster brachypodus Pojark. ex Zakirov
Cotoneaster bradyi E.C.Nelson J.Fryer – Brady's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster brandisii G.Klotz
Cotoneaster brevirameus Rehder & Wilson
Cotoneaster brickelli J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster browiczii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster bullatus Bois – hollyberry cotoneaster
Cotoneaster bumthangensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster burmanicus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster buxifolius Wall. ex Lindl. – box-leaved cotoneaster
Cotoneaster californicus A.Murray bis
Cotoneaster calocarpus (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Flinck & B.Hylmö – Sikang cotoneaster
Cotoneaster cambricus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – wild cotoneaster
Cotoneaster camilli-schneideri Pojark.
Cotoneaster campanulatus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster canescens Vestergr. ex B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster capsicinus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster cardinalis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster cashmiriensis G.Klotz – Kashmir cotoneaster
Cotoneaster cavei G.Klotz
Cotoneaster chaffanjonii H.Lév.
Cotoneaster chailaricus (G.Klotz) Flinck & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster chengkangensis T.T.Yu
Cotoneaster chrysobotrys Hand. – Mazz.
Cotoneaster chulingensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster chungtiensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster cinerascens (Rehder) Flinck & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster cinnabarinus Juz.
Cotoneaster coadunatus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster coccineus Steud.
Cotoneaster cochleatus (Franch.) G.Klotz – Yunnan cotoneaster
Cotoneaster commixtus (C.K.Schneid.) Flinck & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster comptus Lem.
Cotoneaster confusus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster congestus Baker – congested cotoneaster
Cotoneaster conspicuus C.Marquand – Tibetan cotoneaster
Cotoneaster convexus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster cooperi C.Marquand – Cooper's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster cordatus Focke
Cotoneaster cordifolioides G.Klotz
Cotoneaster cordifolius G.Klotz
Cotoneaster coreanus H.Lév.
Cotoneaster coriaceus Franch.
Cotoneaster cornifolius Rehder & E.H.Wilson
Cotoneaster cossineus Steud.
Cotoneaster crenulatus (D.Don) K.Koch
Cotoneaster creticus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster crispii Exell
Cotoneaster cuilus Lee ex K.Koch
Cotoneaster cuspidatus C.Marquand ex J.Fryer
Cotoneaster daliensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster dammeri C.K.Schneid. – bearberry cotoneaster
Cotoneaster daralagesicus Grevtsova
Cotoneaster davidianus hort. ex Dippel
Cotoneaster decandrus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster declinatus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster degenensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster delavayanus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster delphinensis Chatenier
Cotoneaster denticulatus Kunth
Cotoneaster dielsianus E.Pritz. ex Diels – Diels' cotoneaster
Cotoneaster difficilis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster discolor Pojark.
Cotoneaster dissimilis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster distichus Lange
Cotoneaster divaricatus Rehder & E.H.Wilson – spreading cotoneaster
Cotoneaster dojamensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster dokeriensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster drogochius J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster duthieanus (C.K.Schneid.) G.Klotz
Cotoneaster elatus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster elegans (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Flinck & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster ellipticus (Lindl.) Loudon – Lindley's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster emarginatus hort. ex K.Koch
Cotoneaster emeiensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster encavei J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster eriocarpus hort.
Cotoneaster erratus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster erzincanicus J.Fryer
Cotoneaster esfandiarii Khat.
Cotoneaster esquirolii H.Lév.
Cotoneaster estonicus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster falconeri G.Klotz
Cotoneaster fangianus T.T.Yu – Fang's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster farreri Klotzsch
Cotoneaster fastigiatus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster favargeri J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster fletcheri G.Klotz
Cotoneaster flinckii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster floccosus (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Flinck & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster floridus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster fontanesii Grossh.
Cotoneaster formosanus Hayata
Cotoneaster forrestii G.Klotz
Cotoneaster fortunei Wenz.
Cotoneaster foveolatus Rehder & E.H.Wilson
Cotoneaster franchetii Bois – Franchet's cotoneaster or orange cotoneaster
Cotoneaster frigidus Wall. ex Lindl. – tree cotoneaster
Cotoneaster froebelii Vilm.
Cotoneaster fruticosus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster fulvidus (W.W.Sm.) G.Klotz
Cotoneaster gamblei G.Klotz
Cotoneaster ganghobaensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster garhwalensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster genitianus Hurus. ex Nakai
Cotoneaster gesneri Kirschl.
Cotoneaster gilgitensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster girardii Flinck & B.Hylmö ex G.Klotz
Cotoneaster glabratus Rehder & E.H.Wilson – glabrous cotoneaster
Cotoneaster glacialis (Hook.f. ex Wenz.) Panigrahi & Arv.Kumar
Cotoneaster glaucophyllus Franch. – glaucous cotoneaster
Cotoneaster globosus (Hurus.) G.Klotz
Cotoneaster glomerulatus W.W.Sm.
Cotoneaster goloskokovii Pojark.
Cotoneaster gonggashanensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster gotlandicus B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster gracilis Rehder & E.H.Wilson
Cotoneaster grammontii hort. ex K.Koch
Cotoneaster granatensis Boiss
Cotoneaster griffithii G.Klotz
Cotoneaster guanmenensis J.Fryer
Cotoneaster handel-mazzettii G.Klotz
Cotoneaster harrovianus E.H.Wilson
Cotoneaster harrysmithii Flinck & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster hebephyllus Diels
Cotoneaster hedegaardii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster henryanus (C.K.Schneid.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson – Henry's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster hersianus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster heterophyllus J.Fryer
Cotoneaster hicksii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster himaleiensis hort. ex Zabel
Cotoneaster himalayensis hort. ex Lavallee
Cotoneaster hissaricus Pojark. – circular-leaved cotoneaster
Cotoneaster hjelmqvistii Flinck & B.Hylmö – Hjelmqvist's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster hodjingensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster hookeri hort. ex Zabel
Cotoneaster hookerianus hort. ex Lavallee
Cotoneaster horizontalis Decne. – wall cotoneaster or rock cotoneaster
Cotoneaster hsingshangensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – Hsing-Shan cotoneaster
Cotoneaster hualiensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster humifusus Duthie ex J.H.Veitch
Cotoneaster humilis Donn
Cotoneaster hummelii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – Hummel's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster hunanensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster hupehensis Rehder & E.H.Wilson – Hupeh cotoneaster
Cotoneaster hurusawaianus G.Klotz – Hurusawa's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster hylanderi B.Hylmö & J.Fryer
Cotoneaster hymalaicus Carriere
Cotoneaster hylmoei Flinck & J.Fryer – Hylmö's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster hypocarpus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster ichangensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster ignavus E.L.Wolf
Cotoneaster ignescens J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – firebird cotoneaster
Cotoneaster ignotus G.Klotz – black-grape cotoneaster
Cotoneaster improvisus Klotzsch
Cotoneaster incanus (W.W.Sm.) G.Klotz
Cotoneaster induratus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – hardy cotoneaster
Cotoneaster inexspectus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster insculptus Diels – engraved cotoneaster
Cotoneaster insignis Pojark.
Cotoneaster insignoides J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster insolitus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster integerrimus Medik.
Cotoneaster integrifolius (Roxb.) G.Klotz – entire-leaved cotoneaster
Cotoneaster intermedius (Lecoq. & Lamotte) H.J.Coste
Cotoneaster japonicus hort. ex Dippel
Cotoneaster juranus Gand.
Cotoneaster kaganensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster kamaoensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster kangtinensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster kansuensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster karatavicus Pojark.
Cotoneaster karelicus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster kaschkarovii Pojark.
Cotoneaster kerstanii G.Klotz
Cotoneaster khasiensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster kingdonii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster kirgizicus Grevtsova
Cotoneaster kitaibelii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster klotzii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster koizumii Hayata
Cotoneaster kongboensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster konishii Hayata
Cotoneaster kotschyi (C.K.Schneid.) G.Klotz
Cotoneaster krasnovii Pojark.
Cotoneaster kullensis B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster kweitschoviensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster lacei Klotzsch
Cotoneaster lacteus W.W.Sm. – milkflower cotoneaster or late cotoneaster
Cotoneaster laetevirens (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) G.Klotz
Cotoneaster laevis hort. ex Steud.
Cotoneaster lambertii G.Klotz
Cotoneaster lamprofolius J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster lanatus hort. ex Regel
Cotoneaster lancasteri J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster langei G.Klotz
Cotoneaster langtangensis B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster lanshanensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster latifolius J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster laxiflorus Jacq. ex Lindl.
Cotoneaster lesliei J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster leveillei J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster lidjiangensis G.Klotz – Lidjiang cotoneaster
Cotoneaster lindleyi Steud.
Cotoneaster linearifolius (G.Klotz) G.Klotz
Cotoneaster logginovae Grevtsova
Cotoneaster lomahunensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster lucidus Schltdl. – hedge cotoneaster or shiny cotoneaster
Cotoneaster ludlowii G.Klotz
Cotoneaster luristanicus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster macrocarpus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster magnificus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster mairei H.Lév. – Maire's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster majusculus (W.W.Sm.) G.Klotz
Cotoneaster marginatus (Loudon) Schltdl. – fringed cotoneaster
Cotoneaster marquandii G.Klotz
Cotoneaster marroninus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster mathonnetii Gand.
Cotoneaster matrensis Domokos
Cotoneaster megalocarpus Popov
Cotoneaster meiophyllus (W.W.Sm.) G.Klotz
Cotoneaster melanocarpus Lodd. – black-fruited cotoneaster or black cotoneaster
Cotoneaster melanotrichus (Franch.) G.Klotz
Cotoneaster meuselii G.Klotz
Cotoneaster meyeri Pojark.
Cotoneaster microcarpus (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Flinck & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster microphyllus Wall. ex Lindl. – small-leaved cotoneaster or rockspray cotoneaster
Cotoneaster milkedandai J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster mingkwongensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster miniatus (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Flinck & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster minimus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster minitomentellus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster minutus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster mirabilis G.Klotz & Krugel
Cotoneaster misturatus J.Fryer
Cotoneaster mongolicus Pojark.
Cotoneaster monopyrenus (W.W.Sm.) Flinck & B.Hylmö – one-stoned cotoneaster
Cotoneaster montanus Lange ex Dippel
Cotoneaster morrisonensis Hayata
Cotoneaster morulus Pojark.
Cotoneaster moupinensis Franch. – Moupin cotoneaster
Cotoneaster mucronatus Franch. – mucronate cotoneaster
Cotoneaster muliensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster multiflorus Bunge – showy cotoneaster
Cotoneaster nagaensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster nakai Hayata
Cotoneaster naninitens J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster nanshan M.Vilm. ex Mottet – dwarf cotoneaster
Cotoneaster nantaouensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster nanus (G.Klotz) G.Klotz
Cotoneaster narynensis Tkatsch. ex J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster nebrodensis (Guss.) K.Koch
Cotoneaster nedoluzhkoi Tzvelev.
Cotoneaster nefedovii Galushko
Cotoneaster neo-antoninae A.N.Vassiljeva
Cotoneaster neopopovii Czerep.
Cotoneaster nepalensis hort. ex K.Koch
Cotoneaster nervosus Decne
Cotoneaster nevadensis Boiss. ex Steud.
Cotoneaster newryensis Lemoine
Cotoneaster niger (Wahlenb.) Fries
Cotoneaster nitens Rehder & E.H.Wilson – few-flowered cotoneaster or pinkblush cotoneaster
Cotoneaster nitidifolius Marquand
Cotoneaster nitidus Jacques – distichous cotoneaster
Cotoneaster nivalis (G.Klotz) G.Panigrahi & A.Kumar
Cotoneaster nohelii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster notabilis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster nudiflorus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster nummularioides Pojark.
Cotoneaster nummularius Fisch. & Mey.
Cotoneaster obovatus Osmaston
Cotoneaster obscurus Rehder & E.H.Wilson – bloodberry cotoneaster or obscure cotoneaster
Cotoneaster obtusisepalus Gand.
Cotoneaster obtusus Wall. ex Lindl.
Cotoneaster oliganthus Pojark.
Cotoneaster oligocarpus C.K.Schneid.
Cotoneaster omissus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster orbicularis Schltdl.
Cotoneaster orientalis (Mill.) Borbas
Cotoneaster osmastonii G.Klotz
Cotoneaster ottoschwarzii G.Klotz
Cotoneaster ovatus Pojark.
Cotoneaster pangiensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster pannosus Franch. – silverleaf cotoneaster
Cotoneaster paradoxus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster parkeri G.Klotz
Cotoneaster parkinsonii Panigrahi & Arv.Kumar
Cotoneaster parnassicus Boiss. & Heldr.
Cotoneaster parvifolius (Hook.f.) Panigrahi & Arv.Kumar
Cotoneaster peduncularis Boiss.
Cotoneaster pekinensis (Koehne) Zabel
Cotoneaster permutatus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster perpusillus (C.K.Schneid.) Flinck & B.Hylmö – slender cotoneaster
Cotoneaster poluninii G.Klotz
Cotoneaster procumbens G.Klotz
Cotoneaster prostratus Baker – procumbent cotoneaster
Cotoneaster przewalskii Pojark.
Cotoneaster pseudoambiguus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – Kangting cotoneaster
Cotoneaster racemiflorus K.Koch – redbead cotoneaster or rockspray cotoneaster
Cotoneaster radicans G.Klotz – rooting cotoneaster
Cotoneaster rehderi Pojark. – bullate cotoneaster
Cotoneaster reticulatus Rehder & E.H.Wilson
Cotoneaster rhytidophyllus Rehder & E.H.Wilson
Cotoneaster roseus Edgew.
Cotoneaster rotundifolius Wall. ex Lindl. – round-leaved cotoneaster
Cotoneaster rubens W.W.Sm.
Cotoneaster salicifolius Franch. – willow-leaved cotoneaster
Cotoneaster salwinensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster sanbaensis J.Fryer
Cotoneaster sandakphuensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster sanguineus T.T.Yu
Cotoneaster sargentii G.Klotz
Cotoneaster saxatilis Pojark.
Cotoneaster saxonicus B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster scandinavicus B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster schantungensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster schlechtendalii G.Klotz
Cotoneaster schubertii G.Klotz
Cotoneaster serotinus Hutch.
Cotoneaster shannanensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – Shannan cotoneaster
Cotoneaster shansiensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster sherriffii G.Klotz – Sherriff's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster sichuanensis Klotzsch
Cotoneaster sikangensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster sikkimensis Mouill.
Cotoneaster silvestrei Pamp.
Cotoneaster simonsii Baker – Himalayan cotoneaster or Simons' cotoneaster
Cotoneaster smithii G.Klotz
Cotoneaster soczavianus Pojark.
Cotoneaster soongaricus (Regel & Herder) Popov
Cotoneaster sordidus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster soulieanus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster spathulatus (Michx.) Wenz.
Cotoneaster splendens Flinck & B.Hylmö – showy cotoneaster
Cotoneaster spongbergii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster staintonii G.Klotz
Cotoneaster sternianus (Turrill) Boom – Stern's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster stracheyi Klotzsch
Cotoneaster strigosus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster suavis Pojark.
Cotoneaster subacutus Pojark.
Cotoneaster subadpressus T.T.Yu
Cotoneaster subalpinus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster submultiflorus Popov
Cotoneaster suboblongus Gand.
Cotoneaster subuniflorus (Kitam.) G.Klotz
Cotoneaster suecicus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster svenhedinii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster taitoensis Hayata
Cotoneaster taiwanensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster takpoensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster taksangensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster talgaricus Popov
Cotoneaster tanpaensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster taoensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster tardiflorus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster tauricus Pojark.
Cotoneaster taylorii T.T.Yu
Cotoneaster tebbutus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster teijiashanensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster tengyuehensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – Tengyueh cotoneaster
Cotoneaster tenuipes Rehder & E.H.Wilson – slender cotoneaster
Cotoneaster thimphuensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster thymifolius Wall. ex Lindl. – thyme-leaved cotoneaster
Cotoneaster tibeticus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster tjuliniae Pojark. ex Peschkova
Cotoneaster tkatschenkoi Grovtsova
Cotoneaster tomentellus Pojark. – short-felted cotoneaster
Cotoneaster tomentosus Lindl.[20] – woolly cotoneaster
Cotoneaster transcaucasicus Pojark.
Cotoneaster transens G.Klotz
Cotoneaster trinervis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster tsarongensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster tumeticus Pojark.
Cotoneaster turbinatus Craib
Cotoneaster turcomanicus Pojark.
Cotoneaster tytthocarpus Pojark.
Cotoneaster undulatus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster uniflorus Bunge – Altai cotoneaster
Cotoneaster uralensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster uva-ursi G.Don
Cotoneaster uva-ursinus (Lindl.) J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster uzbezicus Grevtsova
Cotoneaster vandelaarii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster veitchii (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) G.Klotz – many-flowered cotoneaster
Cotoneaster vernae C.K.Schneid.
Cotoneaster verokotschyi J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster verruculosus Diels
Cotoneaster vestitus (W.W.Sm.) Flinck & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster victorianus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster villosulus (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Flinck & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster vilmorinianus G.Klotz – Vilmorin's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster virgatus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster vulgaris Hook.f.
Cotoneaster wallichianus G.Klotz
Cotoneaster wanbooyensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster wardii W.W.Sm. – Ward's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster washanensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster wattii G.Klotz
Cotoneaster wilsonii Nakai
Cotoneaster yakuticus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster yalungensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster yuii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster yulingkongensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster yulongensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster zabelii C.K.Schneid. – cherryred cotoneaster or Zabel's cotoneaster
Cotoneaster zaprjagaevae Grevtsova
Cotoneaster zayulensis G.Klotz
Cotoneaster zeilingskii B.Hylmö
Cotoneaster zeravschanicus Pojark.
Cotoneaster zimmermannii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö

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