Cotoneaster conspicuus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Cotoneaster |
Species: | C. conspicuus
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Binomial name | |
Cotoneaster conspicuus J.B.Comber ex C.Marquand
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Cotoneaster conspicuus (Tibetan cotoneaster, [1] 大果栒子 da guo xun zi) is a slow-growing, densely-branched, evergreen shrub native to southeast Tibet. It grows to 1 to 1.5 meters in height, with white five-stellate flowers followed by scarlet fruit, 8–10 mm in diameter.
The cultivar 'Decorus' [2] has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.