Cotoneaster horizontalis

Cotoneaster horizontalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Cotoneaster
Species:	C. horizontalis
Binomial name
	Cotoneaster horizontalis; Decne.
Synonyms
	Diospyros chaffanjonii H.Lév.; Cotoneaster acuminatus prostratus Hook.f. ex Wenz.; Cotoneaster acuminatus var. prostratus Hook. ex Decne.; Cotoneaster atropurpureus Flinck & B.Hylmö; Cotoneaster atrovirens J.Fryer & B.Hylmö; Cotoneaster davidianus Dippel; Cotoneaster horizontalis var. perpusillus C.K.Schneid.; Cotoneaster horizontalis f. variegatus (Osborn) Rehder; Cotoneaster horizontalis var. variegatus Osborn; Cotoneaster microphyllus Diels; Pyrus atroramosa M.F.Fay & Christenh.;

Cotoneaster horizontalis is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cotoneaster of the family Rosaceae.

Description[edit]

Cotoneaster horizontalis is a short shrub with a spreading habit, growing to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) tall by 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) wide. It is cultivated for its flat, symmetrical sprays of glossy green, deciduous leaves 6 to 12 mm long.^[2] The flowers appear in summer, and can range from pink to white. It is commonly grown in parks and gardens in temperate regions as hedging or groundcover.^[3]

Distribution[edit]

Cotoneaster horizontalis is native to mountains of Nepal, China, and Taiwan; in China it occurs from Tibet and Yunnan in the west to Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the east and is absent from the north and the very south.^[4] It has naturalised in parts of the United Kingdom, and may be becoming invasive.^[5]^[6] It has been recorded from Counties Down, Antrim ^[7] and Dublin in Ireland.^[8]

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[9]

References[edit]

^ "Cotoneaster horizontalis Decne". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ Parnell, J. and Curtis, T. 2012. Webb's An In Irish Flora. Cork University PressISBN 978 185918 4783
^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
^ "Cotoneaster horizontalis". Flora of China. Retrieved May 31, 2008.
^ BSBI Map
^ Cotoneaster horizontalis (Wall Cotoneaster). Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora. 1973. Retrieved May 31, 2008.
^ Hackney, P. (Ed) 1992. Stewart & Corry's Flora of the North-east of Ireland. Institute of Irish Studies & The Queen's University of Belfast ISBN 0 85389 446 9
^ Dhuill,E. and Smyth, N. 2021. Invasive non-native and alien garden escape plant species on the southern cliffs of Howth Head, Co.Dublin (H21) Irish Naturalists' Journal 37(2) 102 - 108
^ "Cotoneaster horizontalis". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved May 31, 2008.

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[1] "Cotoneaster horizontalis Decne". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[2] Parnell, J. and Curtis, T. 2012. Webb's An In Irish Flora. Cork University PressISBN 978 185918 4783

[3] RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.

[4] "Cotoneaster horizontalis". Flora of China. Retrieved May 31, 2008.

[5] BSBI Map

[6] Cotoneaster horizontalis (Wall Cotoneaster). Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora. 1973. Retrieved May 31, 2008.

[7] Hackney, P. (Ed) 1992. Stewart & Corry's Flora of the North-east of Ireland. Institute of Irish Studies & The Queen's University of Belfast ISBN 0 85389 446 9

[8] Dhuill,E. and Smyth, N. 2021. Invasive non-native and alien garden escape plant species on the southern cliffs of Howth Head, Co.Dublin (H21) Irish Naturalists' Journal 37(2) 102 - 108

[9] "Cotoneaster horizontalis". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved May 31, 2008.

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