| Family | ROSACEAE |
| Genus species | Cotoneaster microphyllus Wall. ex Lindl. |
| Bibliography | Bot. Reg. 13: t. 1114 (1828) |
| Native Range | sc. China to n. Pakistan and n. Myanmar, nw. India |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 2000-5400m |
| Description | evergreen, leaves obovate to ovate, 6-12mm long, dark shiny green adaxially, grey lanate abaxially, flowers 6-8mm across, berry globular, 6-8mm, bright red |
| Size | 40-60cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | 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 |
| Synonyms | Cotoneaster astrophoros J.Fryer & E.C.Nelson Cotoneaster buxifolius var. melanotrichus Franch. Cotoneaster buxifolius f. vellaeus Franch. Cotoneaster buxifolius var. vellaeus (Franch.) G.Klotz Cotoneaster cashmiriensis G.Klotz Cotoneaster elatus G.Klotz Cotoneaster emarginatus Hoffmanns. ex Schltdl. Cotoneaster glacialis (Hook.f. ex Wenzig) Panigrahi & Arv.Kumar Cotoneaster melanotrichus (Franch.) G.Klotz Cotoneaster microphyllus var. cochleatus (Franch.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson Cotoneaster microphyllus var. glacialis Hook.f. ex Wenzig Cotoneaster microphyllus f. melanotrichus (Franch.) Hand.-Mazz. Cotoneaster microphyllus var. nivalis G.Klotz Cotoneaster microphyllus var. vellaeus (Franch.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson Cotoneaster nivalis (G.Klotz) Panigrahi & Arv.Kumar Cotoneaster procumbens G.Klotz Mespilus microphylla (Lindl.) Ohlend. Pyrus astrophora (J.Fryer & E.C.Nelson) M.F.Fay & Christenh. Pyrus cashmiriensis (G.Klotz) M.F.Fay & Christenh. Pyrus elata (G.Klotz) M.F.Fay & Christenh. Pyrus glacialis (Hook.f. ex Wenzig) M.F.Fay & Christenh. Pyrus melanotricha (Franch.) M.F.Fay & Christenh. Pyrus microphylla (Wall. ex Lindl.) M.F.Fay ex Christenh. Pyrus procumbens (G.Klotz) M.F.Fay & Christenh. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, EHM East Himalaya, IND India, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |