Cotoneaster
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Cotoneaster is a genus of ornamental shrubs and small trees known for their attractive foliage, white or pink flowers, and bright red or orange berry-like fruits commonly used in landscaping.
Aliases (8)
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
→
taxon → |
| associatedRisk | berries mildly toxic if ingested in quantity → |
| attracts |
birds
→
pollinating insects → |
| class | Magnoliopsida → |
| containsSpecies |
Cotoneaster
→
surface form: "Cotoneaster dammeri"
Cotoneaster →
surface form: "Cotoneaster franchetii"
Cotoneaster →
surface form: "Cotoneaster horizontalis"
Cotoneaster →
surface form: "Cotoneaster lacteus"
Cotoneaster →
surface form: "Cotoneaster salicifolius"
|
| cultivationRequirement |
full sun to partial shade
→
well-drained soil → |
| describedBy | Philippe Barker Webb → |
| describedInYear | 1825 → |
| division | Magnoliophyta → |
| ecologicalImpact | some species invasive outside native range → |
| family | Rosaceae → |
| floweringSeason | late spring → |
| fruitingSeason | late summer to winter → |
| fruitType | pome → |
| growthForm |
arching shrub
→
small tree → spreading shrub → |
| hasCharacteristic |
attractive foliage
→
bright red or orange pome fruits → deciduous or evergreen shrubs and small trees → small white or pink flowers → |
| hasCommonName |
Cotoneaster
→
surface form: "bearberry cotoneaster"
cotoneaster → Cotoneaster →
surface form: "rockspray cotoneaster"
|
| introducedTo |
Australia
→
New Zealand → North America → United Kingdom → |
| kingdom | Plantae → |
| leafPersistence |
deciduous in some species
→
evergreen in some species → |
| leafType | simple leaves → |
| nativeTo |
China
→
Eurasia → Himalayas → North Africa → |
| order | Rosales → |
| parentTaxon | Rosaceae → |
| pollination | insect-pollinated → |
| propagationMethod |
seed
→
semi-ripe cuttings → |
| taxonRank | genus → |
| tolerates |
drought
→
poor soils → urban pollution → |
| typeSpecies |
Cotoneaster
→
surface form: "Cotoneaster integerrimus"
|
| usedFor |
erosion control
→
ground cover → hedges → ornamental landscaping → |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Cotoneaster horizontalis"
this entity surface form: "Cotoneaster franchetii"
this entity surface form: "Cotoneaster dammeri"
this entity surface form: "Cotoneaster salicifolius"
this entity surface form: "Cotoneaster lacteus"
this entity surface form: "rockspray cotoneaster"
this entity surface form: "bearberry cotoneaster"
this entity surface form: "Cotoneaster integerrimus"