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Common names: | Showberry (English) Silverleaf cotoneaster (English) |
Description: | Shrub, to 3 m. Leaves alternate, dark dull green and hairless above, densely white-tomentose beneath. Flowers in terminal and axillary heads, white. Fruit a red berry. |
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Derivation of specific name: | pannosus: appearance or texture of felt, referring to the underside of the leaves |
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Worldwide distribution: | Native to China; naturalised elsewhere, e.g. in Zimbabwe and South Africa |
Growth form(s): | Shrub over 2 m. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Image last updated: | Thursday 20 October 2005 |
Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 239. As Cotoneaster pannosa Schmidt, E., Lötter, M. & McCleland, W. (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Jacana, Johannesburg, South Africa Pages 138 - 139. (Includes a picture). |
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