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==Description==
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==References== ==References==

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Cotoneaster glaucophyllus
Cotoneaster glaucophyllus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Cotoneaster
Species: C. glaucophyllus
Binomial name
Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Cotoneaster glaucophyllus, commonly known as bright bead cotoneaster, is a native plant of China and the Himalayas.

C. glaucophyllus is a spreading 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.

Description

The plant is 4 metres (13 ft) tall with arched and erect branches which are greenish to purple-black coloured while its lower surface is light green coloured. Fertile shoots are 40–70 millimetres (1.6–2.8 in) long including 2-4 leaves. It pedicels are 2–6 millimetres (0.079–0.236 in) long and are strigosed. Flower buds are white coloured with corolla is being of 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in) long. Fruits are globose, orange coloured and are 6 millimetres (0.24 in) wide.

References

  1. "Cotoneaster glaucophyllus". PFAF. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
  2. "Cotoneaster". Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  3. Jeanette Fryer & Bertil Hylmö (2009). Cotoneasters: a comprehensive guide to shrubs for flowers, fruit, and foliage. p. 49.
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