Cotoneaster ambiguus

Cotoneaster ambiguus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Cotoneaster
Species:	C. ambiguus
Binomial name
	Cotoneaster ambiguus; Rehder & E.H.Wilson
Synonyms
	List Cotoneaster acutifolius var. ambiguus (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Hurus.; Cotoneaster acutifolius var. laetevirens Rehder & E.H.Wilson; Cotoneaster hsingshangensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö; Cotoneaster laetevirens (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) G.Klotz; Cotoneaster pseudoambiguus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö; Cotoneaster tebbutus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö; Pyrus hsingshangensis (J.Fryer & B.Hylmö) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Pyrus laetevirens (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Pyrus pseudoambigua (J.Fryer & B.Hylmö) M.F.Fay & Christenh.; Pyrus sennikoviana M.F.Fay & Christenh.; ;

Cotoneaster ambiguus, the dubious cotoneaster, is a flowering plant species in the Rosaceae family, native to central China and Inner Mongolia, and introduced to Belgium and Norway.¹ A shrub of dense forests, it is morphologically intermediate between Cotoneaster moupinensis and C. acutifolius.² It is available occasionally from commercial suppliers.³

References

"Cotoneaster ambiguus Rehder & E.H.Wilson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
Dickoré, Wolf Bernhard; Kasperek, Gerwin (2010). "Species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae, Maloideae) indigenous to, naturalising or commonly cultivated in Central Europe". Willdenowia. 40: 13–45. doi:10.3372/wi.40.40102. S2CID 85250423.
"Cotoneaster ambiguus Rehder & E.H.Wilson ambiguous cotoneaster". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022. 1 suppliers

[POWO_722406-1-1] "Cotoneaster ambiguus Rehder & E.H.Wilson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

[2] Dickoré, Wolf Bernhard; Kasperek, Gerwin (2010). "Species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae, Maloideae) indigenous to, naturalising or commonly cultivated in Central Europe". Willdenowia. 40: 13–45. doi:10.3372/wi.40.40102. S2CID 85250423.

[RHS_226426-3] "Cotoneaster ambiguus Rehder & E.H.Wilson ambiguous cotoneaster". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022. 1 suppliers

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