Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to the Palaearctic region, with a strong concentration of diversity in the genus in the mountains of southwestern China and the Himalayas. They are related to hawthorns, firethorns, photinias, and rowans.
Depending on the species definition used, between 70 and 300 different species of Cotoneaster are described, with many apomictic microspecies treated as species by some authors, but only as varieties by others.
The majority of species are shrubs from tall, varying from ground-hugging prostrate plants to erect shrubs; a few, notably C. frigidus, are small trees up to tall and trunk diameter. The prostrate species are mostly alpine plants growing at high altitudes, while the larger species occur in scrub and woodland gaps at lower altitudes.
Description
The shoots are dimorphic, with long shoots producing structural branch growth, and short shoots bearing the flowers; this pattern often developing a 'herringbone' form of branching. The leaves are arranged alternately, long, ovate to lanceolate in shape, entire; both evergreen and deciduous species occur.Flowers are produced from late spring to early summer, either solitarily or in corymbs of up to 100 flowers. The flower is either fully open or has its five petals partially open, with a diameter of approximately meters. They may be any shade from white through creamy white to light pink to dark pink to almost red, 10–20 stamens and up to five styles. The fruit is a small pome measuring approximately in diameter, and it can be pink or bright red, orange or even maroon or black when mature, containing one to three seeds. Fruit on some species stays on until the following year.
Wildlife value
Cotoneaster species are used as larval food plants by some Lepidoptera species including grey dagger, mottled umber, short-cloaked moth, winter moth, and hawthorn moth. The flowers attract bees and butterflies and the fruits are eaten by birds.Although only a single species is native there, in the UK and Ireland, Cotoneaster species are, along with the related genus Pyracantha, a source of nectar. The red berries are also highly attractive to blackbirds and other thrushes.
Cultivation and uses
Cotoneasters are very popular garden shrubs, grown for their attractive habit and decorative fruit. Some cultivars are of known parentage, such as the very popular Cotoneaster × watereri Exell, while others are of mixed or unknown heritage.The following species and cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-Cotoneaster atropurpureus 'Variegatus' Cotoneaster conspicuus 'Decorus'Cotoneaster 'Cornubia' Cotoneaster lacteus Cotoneaster procumbens 'Queen of Carpets' Cotoneaster 'Rothschildianus'Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Gnom' Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Pink Champagne' Cotoneaster sternianus Cotoneaster × suecicus 'Coral Beauty'Cotoneaster × suecicus 'Juliette'
Invasiveness
Many species have escaped from cultivation and become invasive weeds in regions with suitable climatic conditions, such as numerous Chinese species naturalised in north-western Europe. C. glaucophyllus has become an invasive weed in Australia and California. C. simonsii is listed on the New Zealand National Pest Plant Accord preventing its sale and distribution due to its invasive nature. On Portland, Dorset, UK, it has become invasive and is regularly managed to protect the local environment along the Jurassic Coast.Nomenclature and classification
The genus name Cotoneaster derives from cotoneum, a Latin name for the quince, and the suffix -aster, 'resembling'. The name is correctly masculine, though in some older works it was wrongly treated as feminine, resulting in different name endings for many of the species.The genus is often divided into two or more sections, though the situation is complicated by hybridisation:Cotoneaster sect. Cotoneaster. Flowers solitary or up to 6 together; petals forward-pointing, often tinged pink. Mostly smaller shrubs.Cotoneaster sect. Chaenopetalum. Flowers more than 20 together in corymbs; petals opening flat, creamy white. Mostly larger shrubs.
Edibility
Similar to other small, red berries, all cotoneaster berries are eaten by various bird species, which disperse the seeds widely. They are not suitable for humans to eat; the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia lists Cotoneaster berries as poisonousSelected species
Cotoneaster acuminatus Lindl.Cotoneaster acutifolius Turcz. – Peking cotoneasterCotoneaster acutiusculus Pojark.Cotoneaster adpressus Bois – creeping cotoneasterCotoneaster aestivalis Wenz.Cotoneaster affinis Lindl. – purpleberry cotoneasterCotoneaster afghanicus G.KlotzCotoneaster aitchisoni C.K.Schneid.Cotoneaster alashanensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster alatavicus PopovCotoneaster alaunicus GolitsinCotoneaster albokermesinus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster allanderi J.FryerCotoneaster allochrous Pojark.Cotoneaster altaicus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster ambiguus Rehder & E.H.WilsonCotoneaster amoenus E.H.Wilson – beautiful cotoneasterCotoneaster amphigenus Chaten.Cotoneaster annapurnae J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster angustifolius Franch.Cotoneaster angustus G.KlotzCotoneaster antoninae Juz. & N.I.OrlovaCotoneaster apiculatus Rehder & E.H.Wilson – cranberry cotoneaster or apiculate cotoneasterCotoneaster applanatus Duthie ex J.H.VeitchCotoneaster arborescens Zabel.Cotoneaster arbusculus G.KlotzCotoneaster argenteus G.KlotzCotoneaster armenus Pojark.Cotoneaster arvernensis Gand.Cotoneaster ascendens Flinck & B.Hylmö – ascending cotoneasterCotoneaster assadii Khat.Cotoneaster assamensis G.KlotzCotoneaster astrophoros J.Fryer & E.C.Nelson – starry cotoneasterCotoneaster ataensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster atlanticus G.KlotzCotoneaster atropurpureus Flinck & B.Hylmö – purple-flowered cotoneasterCotoneaster atrovirens J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster atuntzensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster auranticus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster bacillaris Wall. ex Lindl. – open-fruited cotoneasterCotoneaster baenitzii PaxCotoneaster bakeri G.KlotzCotoneaster balticus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster bilokonii GrevtsovaCotoneaster bisramianus G.KlotzCotoneaster bitahaiensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster blinii H.Lév.Cotoneaster bodinieri H.Lév.Cotoneaster boisianus G.Klotz – Bois's cotoneasterCotoneaster borealichinensis Hurus.Cotoneaster borealis Petz. & G.Kirchn.Cotoneaster brachypodus Pojark. ex ZakirovCotoneaster bradyi E.C.Nelson J.Fryer – Brady's cotoneasterCotoneaster brandisii G.KlotzCotoneaster brevirameus Rehder & WilsonCotoneaster brickelli J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster browiczii J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster bullatus Bois – hollyberry cotoneasterCotoneaster bumthangensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster burmanicus G.KlotzCotoneaster buxifolius Wall. ex Lindl. – box-leaved cotoneasterCotoneaster californicus A.Murray bisCotoneaster calocarpus Flinck & B.Hylmö – Sikang cotoneasterCotoneaster cambricus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – wild cotoneasterCotoneaster camilli-schneideri Pojark.Cotoneaster campanulatus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster canescens Vestergr. ex B.HylmöCotoneaster capsicinus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster cardinalis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster cashmiriensis G.Klotz – Kashmir cotoneasterCotoneaster cavei G.KlotzCotoneaster chaffanjonii H.Lév.Cotoneaster chailaricus Flinck & B.HylmöCotoneaster chengkangensis T.T.YuCotoneaster chrysobotrys Hand. – Mazz.Cotoneaster chulingensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster chungtiensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster cinerascens Flinck & B.HylmöCotoneaster cinnabarinus Juz.Cotoneaster coadunatus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster coccineus Steud.Cotoneaster cochleatus G.Klotz – Yunnan cotoneasterCotoneaster commixtus Flinck & B.HylmöCotoneaster comptus Lem.Cotoneaster confusus G.KlotzCotoneaster congestus Baker – congested cotoneasterCotoneaster conspicuus C.Marquand – Tibetan cotoneasterCotoneaster convexus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster cooperi C.Marquand – Cooper's cotoneasterCotoneaster cordatus FockeCotoneaster cordifolioides G.KlotzCotoneaster cordifolius G.KlotzCotoneaster coreanus H.Lév.Cotoneaster coriaceus Franch.Cotoneaster cornifolius Rehder & E.H.WilsonCotoneaster cossineus Steud.Cotoneaster crenulatus K.KochCotoneaster creticus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster crispii ExellCotoneaster cuilus Lee ex K.KochCotoneaster cuspidatus C.Marquand ex J.FryerCotoneaster daliensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster dammeri C.K.Schneid. – bearberry cotoneasterCotoneaster daralagesicus GrevtsovaCotoneaster davidianus hort. ex DippelCotoneaster decandrus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster declinatus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster degenensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster delavayanus G.KlotzCotoneaster delphinensis ChatenierCotoneaster denticulatus KunthCotoneaster dielsianus E.Pritz. ex Diels – Diels' cotoneasterCotoneaster difficilis G.KlotzCotoneaster discolor Pojark.Cotoneaster dissimilis G.KlotzCotoneaster distichus LangeCotoneaster divaricatus Rehder & E.H.Wilson – spreading cotoneasterCotoneaster dojamensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster dokeriensis G.KlotzCotoneaster drogochius J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster duthieanus G.KlotzCotoneaster elatus G.KlotzCotoneaster elegans Flinck & B.HylmöCotoneaster ellipticus Loudon – Lindley's cotoneasterCotoneaster emarginatus hort. ex K.KochCotoneaster emeiensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster encavei J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster eriocarpus hort.Cotoneaster erratus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster erzincanicus J.FryerCotoneaster esfandiarii Khat.Cotoneaster esquirolii H.Lév.Cotoneaster estonicus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster falconeri G.KlotzCotoneaster fangianus T.T.Yu – Fang's cotoneasterCotoneaster farreri KlotzschCotoneaster fastigiatus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster favargeri J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster fletcheri G.KlotzCotoneaster flinckii J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster floccosus Flinck & B.HylmöCotoneaster floridus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster fontanesii Grossh.Cotoneaster formosanus HayataCotoneaster forrestii G.KlotzCotoneaster fortunei Wenz.Cotoneaster foveolatus Rehder & E.H.WilsonCotoneaster franchetii Bois – Franchet's cotoneaster or orange cotoneasterCotoneaster frigidus Wall. ex Lindl. – tree cotoneasterCotoneaster froebelii Vilm.Cotoneaster fruticosus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster fulvidus G.KlotzCotoneaster gamblei G.KlotzCotoneaster ganghobaensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster garhwalensis G.KlotzCotoneaster genitianus Hurus. ex NakaiCotoneaster gesneri Kirschl.Cotoneaster gilgitensis G.KlotzCotoneaster girardii Flinck & B.Hylmö ex G.KlotzCotoneaster glabratus Rehder & E.H.Wilson – glabrous cotoneasterCotoneaster glacialis Panigrahi & Arv.KumarCotoneaster glaucophyllus Franch. – glaucous cotoneasterCotoneaster globosus G.KlotzCotoneaster glomerulatus W.W.Sm.Cotoneaster goloskokovii Pojark.Cotoneaster gonggashanensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster gotlandicus B.HylmöCotoneaster gracilis Rehder & E.H.WilsonCotoneaster grammontii hort. ex K.KochCotoneaster granatensis BoissCotoneaster griffithii G.KlotzCotoneaster guanmenensis J.FryerCotoneaster handel-mazzettii G.KlotzCotoneaster harrovianus E.H.WilsonCotoneaster harrysmithii Flinck & B.HylmöCotoneaster hebephyllus DielsCotoneaster hedegaardii J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster henryanus Rehder & E.H.Wilson – Henry's cotoneasterCotoneaster hersianus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster heterophyllus J.FryerCotoneaster hicksii J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster himaleiensis hort. ex ZabelCotoneaster himalayensis hort. ex LavalleeCotoneaster hissaricus Pojark. – circular-leaved cotoneasterCotoneaster hjelmqvistii Flinck & B.Hylmö – Hjelmqvist's cotoneasterCotoneaster hodjingensis G.KlotzCotoneaster hookeri hort. ex ZabelCotoneaster hookerianus hort. ex LavalleeCotoneaster horizontalis Decne. – wall cotoneaster or rock cotoneasterCotoneaster hsingshangensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – Hsing-Shan cotoneasterCotoneaster hualiensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster humifusus Duthie ex J.H.VeitchCotoneaster humilis DonnCotoneaster hummelii J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – Hummel's cotoneasterCotoneaster hunanensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster hupehensis Rehder & E.H.Wilson – Hupeh cotoneasterCotoneaster hurusawaianus G.Klotz – Hurusawa's cotoneasterCotoneaster hylanderi B.Hylmö & J.FryerCotoneaster hymalaicus CarriereCotoneaster hylmoei Flinck & J.Fryer – Hylmö's cotoneasterCotoneaster hypocarpus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster ichangensis G.KlotzCotoneaster ignavus E.L.WolfCotoneaster ignescens J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – firebird cotoneasterCotoneaster ignotus G.Klotz – black-grape cotoneasterCotoneaster improvisus KlotzschCotoneaster incanus G.KlotzCotoneaster induratus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – hardy cotoneasterCotoneaster inexspectus G.KlotzCotoneaster insculptus Diels – engraved cotoneasterCotoneaster insignis Pojark.Cotoneaster insignoides J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster insolitus G.KlotzCotoneaster integerrimus Medik.Cotoneaster integrifolius G.Klotz – entire-leaved cotoneasterCotoneaster intermedius H.J.CosteCotoneaster japonicus hort. ex DippelCotoneaster juranus Gand.Cotoneaster kaganensis G.KlotzCotoneaster kamaoensis G.KlotzCotoneaster kangtinensis G.KlotzCotoneaster kansuensis G.KlotzCotoneaster karatavicus Pojark.Cotoneaster karelicus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster kaschkarovii Pojark.Cotoneaster kerstanii G.KlotzCotoneaster khasiensis G.KlotzCotoneaster kingdonii J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster kirgizicus GrevtsovaCotoneaster kitaibelii J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster klotzii J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster koizumii HayataCotoneaster kongboensis G.KlotzCotoneaster konishii HayataCotoneaster kotschyi G.KlotzCotoneaster krasnovii Pojark.Cotoneaster kullensis B.HylmöCotoneaster kweitschoviensis G.KlotzCotoneaster lacei KlotzschCotoneaster lacteus W.W.Sm. – milkflower cotoneaster or late cotoneasterCotoneaster laetevirens G.KlotzCotoneaster laevis hort. ex Steud.Cotoneaster lambertii G.KlotzCotoneaster lamprofolius J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster lanatus hort. ex RegelCotoneaster lancasteri J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster langei G.KlotzCotoneaster langtangensis B.HylmöCotoneaster lanshanensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster latifolius J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster laxiflorus Jacq. ex Lindl.Cotoneaster lesliei J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster leveillei J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster lidjiangensis G.Klotz – Lidjiang cotoneasterCotoneaster lindleyi Steud.Cotoneaster linearifolius G.KlotzCotoneaster logginovae GrevtsovaCotoneaster lomahunensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster lucidus Schltdl. – hedge cotoneaster or shiny cotoneasterCotoneaster ludlowii G.KlotzCotoneaster luristanicus G.KlotzCotoneaster macrocarpus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster magnificus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster mairei H.Lév. – Maire's cotoneasterCotoneaster majusculus G.KlotzCotoneaster marginatus Schltdl. – fringed cotoneasterCotoneaster marquandii G.KlotzCotoneaster marroninus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster mathonnetii Gand.Cotoneaster matrensis DomokosCotoneaster megalocarpus PopovCotoneaster meiophyllus G.KlotzCotoneaster melanocarpus Lodd. – black-fruited cotoneaster or black cotoneasterCotoneaster melanotrichus G.KlotzCotoneaster meuselii G.KlotzCotoneaster meyeri Pojark.Cotoneaster microcarpus Flinck & B.HylmöCotoneaster microphyllus Wall. ex Lindl. – small-leaved cotoneaster or rockspray cotoneasterCotoneaster milkedandai J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster mingkwongensis G.KlotzCotoneaster miniatus Flinck & B.HylmöCotoneaster minimus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster minitomentellus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster minutus G.KlotzCotoneaster mirabilis G.Klotz & KrugelCotoneaster misturatus J.FryerCotoneaster mongolicus Pojark.Cotoneaster monopyrenus Flinck & B.Hylmö – one-stoned cotoneasterCotoneaster montanus Lange ex DippelCotoneaster morrisonensis HayataCotoneaster morulus Pojark.Cotoneaster moupinensis Franch. – Moupin cotoneasterCotoneaster mucronatus Franch. – mucronate cotoneasterCotoneaster muliensis G.KlotzCotoneaster multiflorus Bunge – showy cotoneasterCotoneaster nagaensis G.KlotzCotoneaster nakai HayataCotoneaster naninitens J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster nanshan M.Vilm. ex Mottet – dwarf cotoneasterCotoneaster nantaouensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster nanus G.KlotzCotoneaster narynensis Tkatsch. ex J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster nebrodensis K.KochCotoneaster nedoluzhkoi Tzvelev.Cotoneaster nefedovii GalushkoCotoneaster neo-antoninae A.N.VassiljevaCotoneaster neopopovii Czerep.Cotoneaster nepalensis hort. ex K.KochCotoneaster nervosus DecneCotoneaster nevadensis Boiss. ex Steud.Cotoneaster newryensis LemoineCotoneaster niger FriesCotoneaster nitens Rehder & E.H.Wilson – few-flowered cotoneaster or pinkblush cotoneasterCotoneaster nitidifolius MarquandCotoneaster nitidus Jacques – distichous cotoneasterCotoneaster nivalis G.Panigrahi & A.KumarCotoneaster nohelii J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster notabilis G.KlotzCotoneaster nudiflorus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster nummularioides Pojark.Cotoneaster nummularius Fisch. & Mey.Cotoneaster obovatus OsmastonCotoneaster obscurus Rehder & E.H.Wilson – bloodberry cotoneaster or obscure cotoneasterCotoneaster obtusisepalus Gand.Cotoneaster obtusus Wall. ex Lindl.Cotoneaster oliganthus Pojark.Cotoneaster oligocarpus C.K.Schneid.Cotoneaster omissus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster orbicularis Schltdl.Cotoneaster orientalis BorbasCotoneaster osmastonii G.KlotzCotoneaster ottoschwarzii G.KlotzCotoneaster ovatus Pojark.Cotoneaster pangiensis G.KlotzCotoneaster pannosus Franch. – silverleaf cotoneasterCotoneaster paradoxus G.KlotzCotoneaster parkeri G.KlotzCotoneaster parkinsonii Panigrahi & Arv.KumarCotoneaster parnassicus Boiss. & Heldr.Cotoneaster parvifolius Panigrahi & Arv.KumarCotoneaster peduncularis Boiss.Cotoneaster pekinensis ZabelCotoneaster permutatus G.KlotzCotoneaster perpusillus Flinck & B.Hylmö – slender cotoneasterCotoneaster poluninii G.KlotzCotoneaster procumbens G.KlotzCotoneaster prostratus Baker – procumbent cotoneasterCotoneaster przewalskii Pojark.Cotoneaster pseudoambiguus J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – Kangting cotoneasterCotoneaster racemiflorus K.Koch – redbead cotoneaster or rockspray cotoneasterCotoneaster radicans G.Klotz – rooting cotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi Pojark. – bullate cotoneasterCotoneaster reticulatus Rehder & E.H.WilsonCotoneaster rhytidophyllus Rehder & E.H.WilsonCotoneaster roseus Edgew.Cotoneaster rotundifolius Wall. ex Lindl. – round-leaved cotoneasterCotoneaster rubens W.W.Sm.Cotoneaster salicifolius Franch. – willow-leaved cotoneasterCotoneaster salwinensis G.KlotzCotoneaster sanbaensis J.FryerCotoneaster sandakphuensis G.KlotzCotoneaster sanguineus T.T.YuCotoneaster sargentii G.KlotzCotoneaster saxatilis Pojark.Cotoneaster saxonicus B.HylmöCotoneaster scandinavicus B.HylmöCotoneaster schantungensis G.KlotzCotoneaster schlechtendalii G.KlotzCotoneaster schubertii G.KlotzCotoneaster serotinus Hutch.Cotoneaster shannanensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – Shannan cotoneasterCotoneaster shansiensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster sherriffii G.Klotz – Sherriff's cotoneasterCotoneaster sichuanensis KlotzschCotoneaster sikangensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster sikkimensis Mouill.Cotoneaster silvestrei Pamp.Cotoneaster simonsii Baker – Himalayan cotoneaster or Simons' cotoneasterCotoneaster smithii G.KlotzCotoneaster soczavianus Pojark.Cotoneaster soongaricus PopovCotoneaster sordidus G.KlotzCotoneaster soulieanus G.KlotzCotoneaster spathulatus Wenz.Cotoneaster splendens Flinck & B.Hylmö – showy cotoneasterCotoneaster spongbergii J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster staintonii G.KlotzCotoneaster sternianus Boom – Stern's cotoneasterCotoneaster stracheyi KlotzschCotoneaster strigosus G.KlotzCotoneaster suavis Pojark.Cotoneaster subacutus Pojark.Cotoneaster subadpressus T.T.YuCotoneaster subalpinus G.KlotzCotoneaster submultiflorus PopovCotoneaster suboblongus Gand.Cotoneaster subuniflorus G.KlotzCotoneaster suecicus G.KlotzCotoneaster svenhedinii J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster taitoensis HayataCotoneaster taiwanensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster takpoensis G.KlotzCotoneaster taksangensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster talgaricus PopovCotoneaster tanpaensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster taoensis G.KlotzCotoneaster tardiflorus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster tauricus Pojark.Cotoneaster taylorii T.T.YuCotoneaster tebbutus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster teijiashanensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster tengyuehensis J.Fryer & B.Hylmö – Tengyueh cotoneasterCotoneaster tenuipes Rehder & E.H.Wilson – slender cotoneasterCotoneaster thimphuensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster thymifolius Wall. ex Lindl. – thyme-leaved cotoneasterCotoneaster tibeticus G.KlotzCotoneaster tjuliniae Pojark. ex PeschkovaCotoneaster tkatschenkoi GrovtsovaCotoneaster tomentellus Pojark. – short-felted cotoneasterCotoneaster tomentosus Lindl. – woolly cotoneasterCotoneaster transcaucasicus Pojark.Cotoneaster transens G.KlotzCotoneaster trinervis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster tsarongensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster tumeticus Pojark.Cotoneaster turbinatus CraibCotoneaster turcomanicus Pojark.Cotoneaster tytthocarpus Pojark.Cotoneaster undulatus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster uniflorus Bunge – Altai cotoneasterCotoneaster uralensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster uva-ursi G.DonCotoneaster uva-ursinus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster uzbezicus GrevtsovaCotoneaster vandelaarii J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster veitchii G.Klotz – many-flowered cotoneasterCotoneaster vernae C.K.Schneid.Cotoneaster verokotschyi J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster verruculosus DielsCotoneaster vestitus Flinck & B.HylmöCotoneaster victorianus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster villosulus Flinck & B.HylmöCotoneaster vilmorinianus G.Klotz – Vilmorin's cotoneasterCotoneaster virgatus G.KlotzCotoneaster vulgaris Hook.f.Cotoneaster wallichianus G.KlotzCotoneaster wanbooyensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster wardii W.W.Sm. – Ward's cotoneasterCotoneaster washanensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster wattii G.KlotzCotoneaster wilsonii NakaiCotoneaster yakuticus J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster yalungensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster yuii J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster yulingkongensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster yulongensis J.Fryer & B.HylmöCotoneaster zabelii C.K.Schneid. – cherryred cotoneaster or Zabel's cotoneasterCotoneaster zaprjagaevae GrevtsovaCotoneaster zayulensis G.KlotzCotoneaster zeilingskii B.HylmöCotoneaster zeravschanicus Pojark.Cotoneaster zimmermannii J.Fryer & B.HylmöSources: