Bearberry Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster dammeri)

Bearberry Cotoneaster, a reference photo — Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Cotoneaster dammeri, the bearberry cotoneaster, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cotoneaster, belonging to the family Rosaceae, native to central and southern China (Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan, Tibet and Yunnan) and naturalized in Europe.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Bearberry Cotoneaster being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Cotoneaster morrisonensis
Cotoneaster integrifolius

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Cotoneaster
Species: Cotoneaster dammeri

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