| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Cotoneaster horizontalis Decne. |
| Bibliography | Ann. Gén. Hort. 22: 168 (1879) |
| Native Range | c. & s. China, Taiwan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-3500m |
| Description | evergreen, densely branched, leaves shiny, flowers solitary, semipendent, berry scarlet red, leaves orbiculate to broadly ovate, 6-12mm long |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Cotoneaster acuminatus var. prostratus Hook. ex Decne. Cotoneaster atropurpureus Flinck & B.Hylmö Cotoneaster atrovirens J.Fryer & B.Hylmö Cotoneaster davidianus Dippel Cotoneaster distichus var. perpusillus (C.K.Schneid.) C.K.Schneid. Cotoneaster horizontalis var. perpusillus C.K.Schneid. Cotoneaster horizontalis var. typicus C.K.Schneid. Cotoneaster horizontalis var. variegatus Osborn Cotoneaster microphyllus Diels Cotoneaster perpusillus (C.K.Schneid.) Flinck & B.Hylmö Pyrus atroramosa M.F.Fay & Christenh. Pyrus atrovirens (J.Fryer & B.Hylmö) M.F.Fay & Christenh. Pyrus horizontalis (Decne.) M.F.Fay & Christenh. Pyrus perpusilla (C.K.Schneid.) M.F.Fay & Christenh. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHS China Southeast) 38 Eastern Asia (TAI Taiwan) |