Rosaceae
Creeping cotoneaster
Cotoneaster adpressus
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Cotoneaster
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Common names
By language (5)
- Azerbaijani
- Sıx dovşanalması
- Chinese
- 匍匐栒子, 匍匐灰栒子, 两列栒子大叶变种, 兩列栒子大葉變種, 加瓦尔栒子
- Czech
- Skalník přitisklý
- English
- Creeping cotoneaster, Garhwal cotoneaster
- Swedish
- Mattoxbär
Synonyms
- Cotoneaster adpressus var. praecox (M.Vilm. ex Bois & Berthault) Bois & P.Berthault
- Cotoneaster distichus var. duthieanus C.K.Schneid.
- Cotoneaster duthieanus (C.K.Schneid.) G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster garhwalensis G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster horizontalis var. adpressus (Bois) C.K.Schneid.
- Cotoneaster kerstanii G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster nanchuanicus R.E.Regel ex C.K.Schneid.
- Cotoneaster nitidus var. duthieanus (C.K.Schneid.) T.T.Yu
- Cotoneaster praecox M.Vilm. ex Bois & Berthault
- Cotoneaster taoensis G.Klotz
- Pyrus adpressa (Bois) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
- Pyrus duthieana (C.K.Schneid.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
- Pyrus garhwalensis (G.Klotz) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
- Pyrus kerstanii (G.Klotz) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
- Pyrus taoensis (G.Klotz) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Averater, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.