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Pyracantha fortuneana
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Pyracantha |
Species: | P. crenatoserrata |
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Pyracantha crenatoserrata | |
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It has become naturalised across parts of Australia, New Zealand and the United States.[2]