Firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea

Family: Rosaceae Genus: Pyracantha Species: coccinea

Synonyms: Pyracantha pyracantha f. lalandei, Pyracantha spinosa lalandei, Pyracantha spinosa, Mespilus pyracantha var. pauciflora, Crataegus pauciflora, Pyracantha coccinea var. implexa, Pyracantha coccinea var. fructu-albo, Crataegus dumosa, Pyracantha coccinea var. lalandei, Pyracantha vulgaris, Pyracantha coccinea f. latifolia, Cotoneaster pyracantha lalandei, Gymnopyrenium pyracantha, Timbalia pyracantha, Pyracantha lucida, Pyracantha pauciflora, Mespilus pauciflora, Oxyacantha amygdalifolia, Pyracantha pyracantha, Crataegus pyracantha lalandei, Mespilus lalandei, Crataegus pyracantha var. pauciflora, Pyracantha coccinea var. pauciflora, Crataegus lalandei, Crataegus lalandei microcarpa

Firethorn (en)

Gallery

Botanical Description

Flower: Color: white; Conspicuous

Foliage: Color: green; Texture: coarse

Fruit/Seed: Color: red

Native Region: Albania, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Iran, Italy, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia

Chemistry & External Identifiers

Trefle ID

265257

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