Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Species:
congestus
ID:
986216

Status:
valid

Authors:
Baker

Source:
rjp

Year:
1869

Citation Micro:
Refug. Bot. 1: t. 51 (1869)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000985554

Common Names

  • Congested Cotoneaster
  • Congested Cotan
  • Congested Cotinus

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Description

Cotoneaster congestus (also called crowded cotoneaster, among many other common names) is an evergreen shrub native to western China. It has small white flowers and oval-shaped leaves. It typically grows in rocky slopes, thickets, and along roadsides.

Uses & Benefits

Cotoneaster congestus is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover. It is also used as a hedge or border plant, and for erosion control.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Cotoneaster congestus has small, white flowers with five petals. The seeds are small, black and round. The seedlings are small and have a rosette of leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Cotoneaster congestus is a perennial plant that is best grown in full sun or partial shade in moist, well-drained soil. Propagation is by division in spring or by seed in spring or autumn.

Where to Find Cotoneaster congestus

Cotoneaster congestus can be found in the alpine meadows of the Caucasus Mountains in Russia.

Species in the Cotoneaster genus

Cotoneaster rosiflorus, Cotoneaster buxifolius, Cotoneaster bullatus, Cotoneaster divaricatus, Cotoneaster parnassicus, Cotoneaster insculptus, Cotoneaster acutifolius, Cotoneaster nitidus, Cotoneaster tomentosus, Cotoneaster horizontalis, Cotoneaster simonsii, Cotoneaster obtusus, Cotoneaster nitens, Cotoneaster dielsianus, Cotoneaster congestus, Cotoneaster rosea, Cotoneaster obscurus, Cotoneaster aitchisonii, Cotoneaster angustus, Cotoneaster melanocarpus, Cotoneaster coriaceus, Cotoneaster dokeriensis, Cotoneaster floccosus, Cotoneaster frigidus, Cotoneaster glabratus, Cotoneaster glaucophyllus, Cotoneaster gracilis, Cotoneaster hebephyllus, Cotoneaster megalocarpus, Cotoneaster henryanus, Cotoneaster neopopovii, Cotoneaster tjuliniae, Cotoneaster kangdingensis, Cotoneaster kotschyi, Cotoneaster kweitschoviensis, Cotoneaster langei, Cotoneaster ludlowii, Cotoneaster luristanicus, Cotoneaster majusculus, Cotoneaster meiophyllus, Cotoneaster melanotrichus, Cotoneaster meyeri, Cotoneaster morulus, Cotoneaster muliensis, Cotoneaster alatavicus, Cotoneaster allochrous, Cotoneaster armenus, Cotoneaster goloskokovii, Cotoneaster ignavus, Cotoneaster insignis,

Species in the Rosaceae family

Acaena macrocephala, Acaena antarctica, Acaena argentea, Acaena boliviana, Acaena buchananii, Acaena echinata, Acaena agnipila, Acaena cylindristachya, Acaena confertissima, Acaena eupatoria, Acaena integerrima, Acaena leptacantha, Acaena ovina, Acaena magellanica, Acaena masafuerana, Acaena patagonica, Acaena tenera, Acaena platyacantha, Acaena pumila, Acaena splendens, Acaena stricta, Acaena stangii, Acaena trifida, Acaena pallida, Acaena caespitosa, Acaena saccaticupula, Acaena subincisa, Acaena hirsutula, Acaena fissistipula, Acaena glabra, Acaena tesca, Acaena juvenca, Acaena emittens, Acaena dumicola, Acaena profundeincisa, Acaena minor, Acaena alpina, Acaena montana, Acaena myriophylla, Acaena poeppigiana, Acaena anserovina, Acaena sericea, Acaena latebrosa, Acaena sarmentosa, Acaena elongata, Acaena exigua, Acaena rorida, Acaena novae-zelandiae, Acaena pinnatifida, Acaena inermis,