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Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Synonyms: Photinia rosifoliolata; Pyrus glaucophylla (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Cotoneaster glaucophyllus, commonly known as glaucous cotoneaster' or bright bead cotoneaster, is a native plant of China and the Himalayas. Cotoneaster glaucophyllus is a spreading evergreen shrub growing up to 5 metres (16 ft) tall. The oblong leaves are 1.5–4 centimetres (0.59–1.57 in) wide by 3–8 centimetres (1.2–3.1 in) long, with hairy undersides when young. Clumps of red berries are produced after flowering. In Australia and New Zealand it is considered a weed.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Pollinators [2]  Flies, Midges
Scent [2]  The flowers, when inhaled near to, have a foetid smell like decaying fish.
Structure [2]  Shrub
Usage [2]  Can be grown as a windbreak hedge, succeeding in all but the most exposed positions; Tolerates trimming; It is fairly fast growing, making about 45cm a year; (This report is possibly referring to C. serotinus. Hutch. ; A rose-tan dye is obtained from the fruit;
Height [2]  9.84 feet (3 m)
Width [2]  9.84 feet (3 m)
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External References

USDA Plant Profile

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0