Common name: Thyme Leaf Cotoneaster
Scientific name: Cotoneaster microphyllus var. thymifolius 細葉小葉栒子*
Genus: Cotoneaster 栒子屬
Family: Rosaceae 薔薇科, rose family
Remarks*: There are around 100 Cotoneaster spp. have been reported at large in UK. The identity of this plant needed to be confirmed in the future. Cotoneaster integrifolius (Entire-leaved Cotoneaster) is a synonym of Cotoneaster microphyllus var. thymifolius.
Origin: Neophyte (established after 1500 AD). A native of the Himalayas. It was introduced by 1824 and was found in the wild in 1892.
Date: 22nd May
88 A procumbent to arching evergeen shrub, can reach up to 1m.
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71 Leaf ovate, 7-15mm, shining above.
79 Leaf pubescent beneath.
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68 Flower white, 11mm across, petals spreading.
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94 Fruit red, 8-10mm.
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