Cotoneaster lucidus, the shiny cotoneaster, or hedge cotoneaster, is a deciduous, medium-sized shrub with long, spreading branches reaching heights (and breadths) of 6' to 10'. It is native to parts of northern Asia, and adapted to tolerate colder weather
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Shiny 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 melanocarpus
- Cotoneaster dielsianus
- Cotoneaster divaricatus
- Cotoneaster franchetii
- Cotoneaster bullatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Cotoneaster
- Species
- Cotoneaster lucidus
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