14 species
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Scientific name
Common name
– purple-flowering cotoneaster
Origin: Introduced
– bearberry cotoneaster
Origin: Introduced from China
Growth Duration: Perennial
– Diel's cotoneaster
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in lowland western Washington; southwest British Columbia to southwest Oregon.
Habitat: Thickets, open forest, rocky slopes, meadows, and grasslands at low elevations.
Origin: Introduced from China
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Perennial
– spreading cotoneaster
Origin: Introduced from China
Growth Duration: Perennial
– franchet's cotoneaster, orange cotoneaster
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in lowland western Washington; southwestern British Columbia to California.
Habitat: Lowland forest edges, grassy balds, and disturbed areas.
Origin: Introduced from China
Flowers: May-June
Growth Duration: Perennial
– rock cotoneaster, rockspray cotoneaster, wall cotoneaster
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in lowland western Washington; British Columbia to Oregon; also in Ontario, Canada.
Habitat: Fields, forest openings, and disturbed areas typically at low elevations.
Origin: Introduced from China
Flowers: May-June
Growth Duration: Perennial
– late cotoneaster, milk-flower cotoneaster
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in lowland western Washington; southwestern British Columbia to California.
Habitat: Disturbed areas, thickets, and forest margins.
Origin: Introduced from China
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Perennial
– shiny cotoneaster
Origin: Introduced from Siberia and Mongolia
Growth Duration: Perennial
– bullate cotoneaster, puckered-leaf cotoneaster
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in lowland western Washington; Alaska to Washington.
Habitat: Thickets, open clearings, forests, and shores typically at low elevations.
Origin: Introduced from China
Flowers: May-Jun; fruiting Sep-Dec.
Growth Duration: Perennial
– willow-leaved cotoneaster
Origin: Introduced from China
Growth Duration: Perennial
– Himalayan cotoneaster, Simon's cotoneaster
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to central California.
Habitat: Thickets, forest openings, shorelines, balds, parks, and grasslands.
Origin: Introduced from southeast Asia
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Perennial
– Tengyueh cotoneaster
Origin: Introduced from China
Growth Duration: Perennial