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Engraved Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster insculptus

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Engraved Cotoneaster Engraved Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster insculptus dylan Bristol 7 Oct 2022, 4:13 p.m. 6 Oct 2022, 6:28 p.m.
Engraved Cotoneaster Engraved Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster insculptus dylan Bristol 7 Oct 2022, 4:13 p.m. 6 Oct 2022, 6:28 p.m.
Engraved Cotoneaster Engraved Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster insculptus dylan Bristol 7 Oct 2022, 4:13 p.m. 6 Oct 2022, 6:30 p.m.
Engraved Cotoneaster Engraved Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster insculptus dylan Bristol 7 Oct 2022, 4:13 p.m. 6 Oct 2022, 6:30 p.m.
Engraved Cotoneaster Engraved Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster insculptus dylan Bristol 7 Oct 2022, 4:13 p.m. 6 Oct 2022, 9:40 p.m.
Engraved Cotoneaster Engraved Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster insculptus dylan Bristol 7 Oct 2022, 4:13 p.m. 6 Oct 2022, 9:43 p.m.

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Stace 4:

Cotoneaster insculptus Diels - Engraved Cotoneaster.

Erect, evergreen shrub to 3m with spreading branches; leaves 1-2(2.5)cm, with veins deeply impressed on upperside, white- to grey-tomentose on lowerside; flowers 1-4 together; anthers white; fruits bright red, obovoid, 6-10mm, with 3-4(5) stones. Neophyte-survivor; Surrey, Caernarfonshire and Kincardines; South West China.

Key:

  • Leaves 1-2(2.5)cm, scarcely shiny on upperside, tomentose on lowerside
  • Veins deeply impressed on leaf upperside; flowers 1-4 together; fruits with 3-4(5) stones; anthers white