Pyracantha fortuneana: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Pyracantha
- Species
- Pyracantha fortuneana
- Scientific Name
- Pyracantha fortuneana
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Pyracantha fortuneana
Pyracantha crenatoserrata, commonly known as Chinese firethorn or Yunnan firethorn, is a species of firethorn. It is a short shrub. It is cultivated for its decorative bright red pome fruit (inaccurately called berries). The flowers are white. It survives in warm climates. It cannot tolerate frost, but it can withstand drought. This species originates from central China.
It has become naturalised across parts of Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
...Pyracantha fortuneana in languages:
- Chinese
- 火棘
- Chinese
- 狀元紅
- English
- Chinese firethorn
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