Rosaceae
Japanese photinia
Photinia glabra
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Photinia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 椭圆叶石楠
- English
- Japanese photinia
Synonyms
- Crataegus glabra Thunb.
- Mespilus glabra (Thunb.) Poir.
- Photinia beckii C.K.Schneid.
- Photinia glabra var. macrophylla Koidz.
- Photinia glabra var. minutula Hayashi
- Photinia glabra var. typica Maxim.
- Photinia serrulata Lindl.
- Pyrus beckii (C.K.Schneid.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
- Pyrus thunbergii M.F.Fay & Christenh.
- Sorbus glabra Zabel
- Sorbus glabra (Thunb.) Zabel
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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.