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Taxon:  Pyracantha coccinea M. Roem.



Summary
Genus:
Pyracantha
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:
30398
Place of publication:
Fam. nat. syn. monogr. 3:219. 1847, nom. cons.
Comment:
  • conserved (nom. cons.) against the heterotypic synonym (Shenzhen ICN 14.4 & App. IV) Mespilus pauciflora Poir., nom. rej.
  • a nom. nov. for Mespilus pyracantha L.
Verified:
11/01/1985 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
Autonym(s)
Pyracantha coccinea M. Roem. var. coccinea

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Mespilus pyracantha L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cotoneaster pyracantha (L.) Spach
Crataegus pyracantha (L.) Medik.
Pyracantha coccinea M. Roem. var. lalandei (Duren) Dippel
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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. Brummitt, R. K. 2000. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 49. Taxon 49:268. Note: conservation proposal recommended
  3. Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. 1989-. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares.
  4. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  5. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  6. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  7. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  8. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  9. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  10. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  11. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  12. Muñoz Garmendia, F. & C. Aedo. 1998. (1335) Proposal to conserve the name Pyracantha coccinea against Mespilus pauciflora (Rosaceae). Taxon 47:171-172.
  13. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  14. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  15. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  16. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  17. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  18. 2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
English
buisson ardent –
firethorn –
pyracanth –
Portuguese
espinheiro-ardente –
sarça-ardente –
sarça-de-moisés –
Spanish
espino de fuego –
piracanta –
Swedish
eldtorn –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran n.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraineKrym 
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain n.e.
2Cultivated    also cult.
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere
5UncertainEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran (n.), Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine [Krym]
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (n.e.), France (s.)
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)
Uncertain
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
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=30398. Accessed 20 May 2025.