Milk-flower cotoneaster

Cotoneaster coriaceus

family

Rosaceae

origin

Exotic

declaration

NIL

NIL

For information only

Common names

Cotoneaster, Late cotoneaster, Milkflower cotoneaster, Parney cotoneaster, Parney's cotoneaster.

An upright or arching shrub (1-3 m tall) with younger stems that are densely covered in yellowish hairs. Its leaves (20-45 mm long and 12-28 mm wide) have dark green upper surfaces with indented veins. The leaf undersides are densely hairy and somewhat yellowish in appearance. Its small white flowers (4-5 mm across) are borne in dense clusters and each flower has five spreading petals. Its small red 'berries' (4-6 mm long) are egg-shaped and contain two hard seeds.

Leaf arrangement:Simple
Leaf form:Alternate
White
Green

Impact

Impact

"Milk-flower cotoneaster (Cotoneaster coriaceus) has escaped from cultivation as a garden ornamental and is a minor environmental weed in the cooler parts of south-eastern Queensland. Like other cotoneasters (i.e. Cotoneaster spp.), it is capable of forming dense thickets under trees and displacing local native plant species., This species is a more serious environmental weed in the temperate regions of Australia (i.e. particularly in New South Wales and the ACT)."

Location

Location

Characteristics

Characteristics

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