Cotoneaster integrifolius

Entire-leaved cotoneaster

Family: Rosaceae · Type: shrub · Not Native

Entire-leaved cotoneaster is a naturalized shrub found in the San Francisco Bay Area and Peninsular Ranges in disturbed conifer forest and brushy slopes at elevations below 500 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces white flowers with red-purple anthers in clusters 7 to 15 millimeters wide. Growing as a sprawling evergreen shrub 0.5 to 1 meter tall, it has a distinctive spreading habit. Its leaves are narrowly oblanceolate, 8 to 15 millimeters long, with shiny surfaces, inrolled margins, and blunt tips. The fruit is a deep red, glaucous drupe 7 to 9 millimeters long, appearing from August to March.

Habitat: Disturbed conifer forest, brushy slopes

Bloom period: Apr-Jun, fruiting Aug--Mar

Elevation: < 500 m

Bioregions: SnFrB, PR

California counties: San Diego, Santa Cruz

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