Rosaceae
Nepalese firethorn
Pyracantha crenulata
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Pyracantha
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Common names
By language (12)
- Afrikaans
- Himalayavuurdoring, Nepalese vuurdoring
- Arabic
- شوك النار المفرض
- arz
- بيراكانثا فورتونيانا
- Azerbaijani
- Dişli pirakanta
- Chinese
- 細圓齒火棘, 细圆齿火棘, 火把果, 火棘, 红子, 千解草, 薜若, 细圆齿火棘细叶变种
- dag
- Banduɣrigu
- English
- Nepalese firethorn, Himalayan firethorn, Chinese firethorn
- Hindi
- घिंगारू
- Japanese
- カザンデマリ, インドトキワサンザシ, ヒマラヤピラカンサ
- Nepali
- घँगारु
- Persian
- شیرخشتی کنگرهای
- Russian
- Пираканта городчатая
Synonyms
- Cotoneaster crenulatus (D.Don) K.Koch
- Cotoneaster fortunei Wenz.
- Cotoneaster pyracantha E.Pritz.
- Crataegus crenulata (D.Don) Roxb.
- Crataegus pyracantha Brandis
- Crataegus pyracantha Hemsl.
- Crataegus pyracantha var. crenulata (D.Don) Loudon
- Mespilus crenulata D.Don
- Mespilus loureiroi Kostel.
- Mespilus pyracantha Lour.
- Osteomeles pyracantha Decne.
- Photinia crenatoserrata Hance
- Photinia fortuneana Maxim.
- Pyracantha atalantioides (Hance) Stapf
- Pyracantha chinensis M.Roem.
- Pyracantha crenatoserrata (Hance) Rehder
- Pyracantha crenulata f. flava Anon.
- Pyracantha crenulata unranked flava (Anon.) Meun.
- Pyracantha crenulata var. crenulata
- Pyracantha crenulata var. emarginata J.E.Vidal
- Pyracantha crenulata var. kansuensis Rehder
- Pyracantha crenulata var. rogersiana A.B.Jacks.
- Pyracantha crenulata var. yunnanensis M.Vilm. ex Mottet
- Pyracantha discolor Rehder
- Pyracantha fortuneana (Maxim.) H.L.Li
- Pyracantha gibbsii A.B.Jacks.
- Pyracantha gibbsii var. yunnanensis Osborn
- Pyracantha loureiroi (Kostel.) Merr.
- Pyracantha rogersiana (A.B.Jacks.) Bean
- Pyracantha rogersiana f. aurantiaca Anon.
- Pyracantha rogersiana f. flava Anon.
- Pyracantha yunnanensis (M.Vilm. ex Mottet) Chitt.
- Sportella atalantioides Hance
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: 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.