Cotoneaster

Genus: Cotoneaster

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Rosids > Eurosid I > Order: Rosales > Family: Rosaceae

About 70 species worldwide, found mainly in the north temperate regions of Europe and Asia, especially China. Cotoneaster franchetii and C. pannosus have become naturalised in Gauteng, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape and are declared Category 3 invader plants in South Africa. An additional 38 species and one hybrid are cultivated as garden ornamental plants in southern Africa.

Species naturalised in southern Africa

List from Plants of southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI) and Flora of Zimbabwe.

Cotoneaster franchetii

Native to China. Has become naturalised in Gauteng, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape and is a declared Category 3 invader plant in South Africa.

Cotoneaster pannosus

Native to China. Has become naturalised in Gauteng, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape and is a declared Category 3 invader plant in South Africa. See Flora of Zimbabwe.

Other species, cultivated in southern Africa

List from Glen (2002).

Cotoneaster affinis Native to the Himalayas.
Cotoneaster apiculatus Native to China.
Cotoneaster atropurpureus Native to China.
Cotoneaster bacillaris Native from Kashmir to Bhutan.
Cotoneaster cinerascens Native to China.
Cotoneaster confusus Native to India.
Cotoneaster congestus Native to the Himalayas.
Cotoneaster conspicuus Native to China.
Cotoneaster coriaceus Native to China.
Cotoneaster crispii
Cotoneaster divaricatus Native to China.
Cotoneaster frigidus (Giant showberry) Native to the Himalayas.
Cotoneaster glabratus Native to China.
Cotoneaster glaucophyllus Native to China.
Cotoneaster harrovianus Native to China.
Cotoneaster henryanus Native to China.
Cotoneaster horizontalis Native to western China.
Cotoneaster hupehensis Native to China.
Cotoneaster integrifolius Native to the Himalayas.
Cotoneaster integerrimus (Common cotoneaster) Native to Europe.
Cotoneaster lacteus Native to China.
Cotoneaster linearifolius Native to Nepal.
Cotoneaster marginatus Native to the Himalayas.
Cotoneaster microphyllus Native to the Himalayas.
Cotoneaster mucronatus Native to China.
Cotoneaster multiflorus Native to Kazakhstan.
Cotoneaster nanshan Native to China.
Cotoneaster nitens Native to China.
Cotoneaster nummularius Native to western Asia.
Cotoneaster perpusillus Native to China.
Cotoneaster salicifolius (Willow-leaved showberry) Native to China.
Cotoneaster simonsii Native to Sikkim and Bhutan.
Cotoneaster tomentosus Native to central Europe.
Cotoneaster turbinatus Native to China.
Cotoneaster vernae Native to China.
Cotoneaster vestitus Native to China.
Cotoneaster vilmorinianus Native to China.
Cotoneaster zeravschanicus Native to Tadzhikistan.
Cotoneaster x watereri

Publications

Glen, H.F. 2002. Cultivated Plants of Southern Africa. Jacana, Johannesburg.