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Cotoneaster divaricatus (spreading cotoneaster)

Synonyms: Pyrus divaricata (homotypic)

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Lifespan [3]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Flies, Midges
Scent [2]  The flowers, when inhaled near to, have a foetid smell like decaying fish.
Structure [2]  Shrub
Usage [2]  A rose-tan dye is obtained from the fruit; Plants are often used in informal hedging;
Height [2]  6.56 feet (2 m)
Width [2]  9.84 feet (3 m)
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Morecambe Bay 151985 England, United Kingdom
Sefton Coast 11278 England, United Kingdom
The Wash and North Norfolk Coast 266284 England, United Kingdom

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
3USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
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