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Cotoneaster serotinus

Synonyms: Cotoneaster glaucophyllus f. serotinus (homotypic); Cotoneaster glaucophyllus serotinus; Cotoneaster glaucophyllus var. serotinus; Pyrus crataegaster (homotypic)

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]  Plants can be grown as a windbreak hedge, succeeding in all but the most exposed positions; They tolerate trimming; It is fairly fast growing, making about 45cm a year; A rose-tan dye is obtained from the fruit;
Height [2]  20 feet (6 m)
Width [2]  20 feet (6 m)
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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
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