Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Cotoneaster nummularius Fisch. & C.A.Mey. |
Synonyms | Cotoneaster afghanicus Klotz |
Cotoneaster discolor Pojark. | |
Cotoneaster falconeri Klotz | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1000-3300m |
Description | evergreen, leaves small, orbiculate or obovate, obtuse, abaxially velutinous-lanate, flowers of 2-5 in short cymes, berry small, obovoid-spherical, black |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | decumbent shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece , Kriti ) Africa Northern Africa (Morocco ) Asia-Temperate Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Cyprus , East Aegean Is. , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey ) Arabian Peninsula (Oman , Saudi Arabia , Yemen ) China (Inner Mongolia , Xinjiang ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ROSACEAE
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