Milk-flower cotoneaster
Cotoneaster coriaceus
family
Rosaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
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.
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
Similar Species
Similar Species
"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)."
