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Widespread and fairly frequent throughout the UK.

Stace 4:

Cotoneaster bullatus Bois - Hollyberry Cotoneaster.

Arching, deciduous shrub to 4m; leaves 3.5-7cm, shiny and more or less bullate on upperside, rather densely hairy on lowerside; flowers 12-30 together; anthers white; fruits mostly 6-8mm, bright shiny red, subglobose to obovoid, with (4-)5 stones; (2n=68). Neophyte-naturalised; frequent in Britain and Ireland, Isle of Man, but over-recorded for C. rehderi; West China. Fruits ripen very early (August).

Key:

• Fruits bright red, with (4-)5 stones; leaves 3.5-15cm
• Leaves 3.5-7cm, more or less bullate, hairy on lowerside at flowering; fruits mostly <8mm