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Taxon:  Cotoneaster divaricatus Rehder & E. H. Wilson



Summary
Genus:
Cotoneaster
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:
11732
Place of publication:
C. S. Sargent, Pl. wilson. 1:157. 1912 "divaricata"
Verified:
06/15/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  3. Dickoré, W. B. & G. Kasperek. 2010. Species of Cotoneaster (Rosaceae, Maloideae) indigenous to, naturalising or commonly cultivated in central Europe. Willdenowia 40:26.
  4. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  6. Flinck, K. E. & B. Hylmö. 1966. A list of series and species in the genus Cotoneaster. Bot. Not. 119:453.
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  8. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  9. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  10. Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles.
  11. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  12. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
  13. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
English
spreading cotoneaster –
German
sparrige Zwergmispel –
Swedish
spärroxbär –
Transcribed Chinese
san sheng xun zi –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng 
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited KingdomEngland 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom [England]
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Germany
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=11732. Accessed 29 May 2025.