Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster lacteus
family
Rosaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
Council Pest Vegetation (BCC Natural Asset Local Law)
Council Pest Vegetation (BCC Natural Asset Local Law)
Common names
Late cotoneaster, Milkflower cotoneaster, Parney's cotoneaster.
Parney's cotoneaster is a 6-8 ft. tall and 6-12 ft. wide mounding shrub in the rose family. The leaves are dark green above and beige below. Clusters of small white flowers bloom in spring and become bright red berries in fall and winter. It was introduced from China as an ornamental plant and has escaped cultivation
Impact
Impact
This species is regarded as an environmental weed in New SouthWales and the ACT, and as a potential environmental weed in Tasmania and Victoria.Like other cotoneasters (i.e. Cotoneaster spp.), it forms thickets under trees and displaces local native plantspecies. Milk-flower cotoneaster (Cotoneaster coriaceus) is easily confused with large-leaved cotoneaster (Cotoneaster glaucophyllus), hence its distribution and abundance in Australia may be underestimated.
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
This species is regarded as an environmental weed in New SouthWales and the ACT, and as a potential environmental weed in Tasmania and Victoria.Like other cotoneasters (i.e. Cotoneaster spp.), it forms thickets under trees and displaces local native plantspecies. Milk-flower cotoneaster (Cotoneaster coriaceus) is easily confused with large-leaved cotoneaster (Cotoneaster glaucophyllus), hence its distribution and abundance in Australia may be underestimated.
