Cotoneaster microphyllus

Cotoneaster microphyllus, the small-leaved cotoneaster or rockspray cotoneaster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae.^[2][3][4] It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, Tibet, Sichuan, and Yunnan in China, and Myanmar, and it has been introduced to various locales in Europe, Australia, and the United States.^[1] A rabbit-tolerant shrub reaching 1 m (3 ft) tall but spreading to 2.5 m (8 ft), and hardy in USDA zones 5 through 7, it is recommended for rockeries and hedges.^[3] Care should be taken not to plant it where it can become invasive.^[3]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Rosids

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Cotoneaster microphyllus
Flowers and leaves
In fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Cotoneaster
Species:	C. microphyllus
Binomial name
Cotoneaster microphyllus Wall. ex Lindl.
Synonyms[1]
List Cotoneaster astrophoros J.Fryer & E.C.Nelson Cotoneaster buxifolius var. melanotrichus Franch. Cotoneaster cashmiriensis G.Klotz Cotoneaster elatus G.Klotz Cotoneaster glacialis (Hook.f. ex Wenz.) Panigrahi & Arv.Kumar Cotoneaster melanotrichus (Franch.) G.Klotz Cotoneaster microphyllus var. glacialis Hook.f. ex Wenz. Cotoneaster nivalis (G.Klotz) Panigrahi & Arv.Kumar Cotoneaster procumbens G.Klotz Pyrus astrophora (J.Fryer & E.C.Nelson) M.F.Fay & Christenh. Pyrus cashmiriensis (G.Klotz) M.F.Fay & Christenh. Pyrus elata (G.Klotz) M.F.Fay & Christenh. Pyrus glacialis (Hook.f. ex Wenz.) M.F.Fay & Christenh. Pyrus melanotricha (Franch.) M.F.Fay & Christenh. Pyrus microphylla (Wall. ex Lindl.) M.F.Fay & Christenh. Pyrus procumbens (G.Klotz) M.F.Fay & Christenh.

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