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Rosaceae

Cluster-flower cotoneaster

Cotoneaster racemiflorus (Desf.) Schltdl.

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Cotoneaster

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Cluster-flower cotoneaster: Cotoneaster racemiflorus at the ÖBG Bayreuth
Photo: El Grafo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Arabic
قطنية متفرعة الأزهار
Azerbaijani
Salxımçiçək dovşanalması
English
Cluster-flower cotoneaster

Synonyms

  • Cotoneaster nummularius var. desfontainii Regel
  • Cotoneaster nummularius var. ovalifolius Boiss.
  • Cotoneaster nummularius var. racemiflorus (Desf.) Wenz.
  • Cotoneaster racemiflorus var. desfontainesii Zabel
  • Cotoneaster racemiflorus var. desfontainesii (Regel) Zabel
  • Cotoneaster racemiflorus var. nummularius Regel
  • Cotoneaster racemiflorus var. ovalifolius (Boiss.) Hurus.
  • Cotoneaster racemiflorus var. typicus C.K.Schneid.
  • Mespilus racemiflora Desf.
  • Pyrus racemiflora (Desf.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced

Photos

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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.