Cotoneaster Medik.

First published in Philos. Bot. 1: 155 (1789)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Subalpine & Temp. Eurasia.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Yemen

Introduced into:

Alaska, Alberta, Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Colorado, Free State, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madeira, Manitoba, Marianas, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Michigan, Minnesota, Netherlands, New Guinea, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Northern Provinces, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Portugal, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Australia, Tasmania, Tennessee, Victoria, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dickoré, W.B. & Kasperek, G. (2010). Species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae, Maloideae) indigenous to, naturalising or commonly cultivated in Central Europe. Willdenowia 40: 13-45.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2021 s.coll. [s.n.] France K001368867 Holotype No
Jul 1, 1950 Cavalerie, J. [3838] China K000075690 Type Yes
Henry [712] China K000758545 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 659] India K001111528 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [240] Spain K000758531 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004309010 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004309011 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004309023 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004309002 Yes
Moorcroft, W. [Cat. no. 659] India K001111530 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich [657] Nepal K000758601 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004309014 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004308991 Yes
Boissier, E. [71] Spain K000758530 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004308997 Yes
Henry, A. [2858] China K000758546 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lindley [s.n.] K000758603 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004308998 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [2179] China K000442366 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004308995 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004308994 Yes
K:SPC-15629.000 No
Wilson, E.H. [4869] China K000758554 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 657] Nepal K001111524 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 662] Nepal K001111536 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004309016 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4869] China K000758553 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 662] K001111537 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hers [2825] K004308993 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 663] Nepal K001111538 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000758602 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004309019 Yes
Delavay [s.n.] China K000442382 Type Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4869] China K000758552 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4014] China K000442358 Type Yes
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 659] India K001111532 Unknown Type Material Yes
Noton, E. [Cat. no. 661] India K001111535 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004309004 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004308999 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004309024 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [1287] China K000758555 Type Yes
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 659] India K001111531 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000442384 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004309000 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004309017 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004308992 Yes
Roths [U14] K004308996 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004309022 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Caucasus K000758538 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004309021 Yes
s.coll. [32] K004309018 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [327] China K000442360 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004309012 Yes
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 659] India K001111533 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004309015 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 660] India K001111534 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004309001 Yes
Boissier, W. [s.n.] K000758539 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moorcroft, W. [Cat. no. 659] India K001111529 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004309020 Yes
Boissier, E. [71] Spain K000758529 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forrest, G. [22444] China K000442383 Type Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0