Rosaceae
Scarlet firethorn
Pyracantha coccinea
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Pyracantha
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Common names
By language (35)
- Afrikaans
- Rooibranddoring
- Arabic
- شوك النار القرمزي, بوراقنتي, شوك النار
- arz
- شوك النار القرمزى
- azb
- قیرمیزی توبولقا
- Azerbaijani
- Qırmızı pirakanta, Qırmızı tubulqa
- Bulgarian
- Червена пираканта
- Chinese
- 洋火棘, 猩紅火棘, 欧洲火棘, 火刺木
- Croatian
- Vatreni trn
- Czech
- Hlohyně šarlatová, Hlohovec červený, Hlohyně červená
- Danish
- Almindelig Ildtorn
- Dutch
- Vuurdoorn
- English
- Scarlet firethorn, Red firethorn
- Estonian
- Verev tuliastel
- Finnish
- Välimerentulimarja
- French
- Buisson ardent
- Georgian
- Ჩიტავაშლა
- German
- Mittelmeer-Feuerdorn
- grc
- Ὀξυάκανθα
- hsb
- Srjedźomórska pyrakanta
- Hungarian
- Közönséges tűztövis
- Italian
- Agazzino
- Japanese
- トキワサンザシ, ピラカンサ
- Macedonian
- Огнен трн
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Ildtorn
- Persian
- بونسای پیراکانتا کوکسینیا
- Polish
- Ognik szkarłatny
- Portuguese
- Piricanto
- Russian
- Пираканта ярко-красная, Пираканта алая, Пираканта красная, Пираканта кровавая, Пираканта яркокрасная
- Serbian
- Ватрени трн
- Slovak
- Hlohyňa šarlátová
- Slovenian
- Ognjeni trn
- Spanish
- Espino de fuego, Crategus, Espino de coral, Piracanta, Piracanta comun, Piracanta común
- Swedish
- Eldtorn
- Turkish
- Kızıl ateş dikeni
- Welsh
- Llosgddraenen, Llosgddraenen llosgddrain
Synonyms
- Cotoneaster pyracantha (L.) Spach
- Cotoneaster pyracantha unranked lalandei L.Möller
- Crataegus dumosa Salisb.
- Crataegus hyracantha Steven
- Crataegus lalandei May
- Crataegus lalandei unranked microcarpa May
- Crataegus pauciflora (Poir.) Pers.
- Crataegus pauciflora André
- Crataegus pyracantha (L.) Medik.
- Crataegus pyracantha unranked lalandei Duren
- Crataegus pyracantha var. pauciflora (Poir.) Steud.
- Gymnopyrenium pyracantha (L.) Dulac
- Mespilus lalandei Dippel
- Mespilus pauciflora Poir.
- Mespilus pyracantha L.
- Mespilus pyracantha var. pauciflora (Poir.) Dum.Cours.
- Oxyacantha amygdalifolia Bubani
- Pyracantha coccinea f. latifolia Zabel
- Pyracantha coccinea var. fructu-albo Rehder
- Pyracantha coccinea var. implexa Lavallée
- Pyracantha coccinea var. lalandei Dippel
- Pyracantha coccinea var. pauciflora (Poir.) Dippel
- Pyracantha lucida de Vos
- Pyracantha pauciflora (Poir.) M.Roem.
- Pyracantha pyracantha (L.) Voss
- Pyracantha pyracantha f. lalandei Voss
- Pyracantha spinosa de Vos
- Pyracantha spinosa unranked lalandei de Vos
- Pyracantha vulgaris Lothelier
- Timbalia pyracantha (L.) Clos
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 45 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Emanuele Santarelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Noland Martin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: redrovertracy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: gregs, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Gianni Del Bufalo bygdb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: noebse, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Dyck, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Javier martin assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chelsea Welch, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hladac, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.