Pyracantha
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Pyracantha, the firethorn, is a genus of thorny, evergreen shrubs or small trees in the family Rosaceae native to south-eastern Europe and Asia. Pyracantha are cultivated as ornamental plants. They re
Red pommes of Firethorn
Pyracantha growing wild in a private garden in Japan. The fruit is an important food source for overwintering red-flanked bluetails (Tarsiger cyanurus).
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An orange variety of firethorn in Ehrenbach, Germany
Cotoneaster
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Cotoneaster is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to the Palaearctic region, with a strong concentration of diversity in the genus in the mountains of southwestern China
Pyracantha
…trees in the family Rosaceae native to south-eastern Europe and Asia. Pyracantha are cultivated as ornamental plants. They resemble and are related to Cotoneaster, but only Pyracantha has thorns, bumpy leaf edges, and yellow anthers, while Cotoneaster does not grow thorns. Pyracantha are strongly heterophyllous…
Cotoneaster frigidus