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Bright bead cotoneaster

Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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26 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Zealand.January 29, February 26, March 30, April 77, May 51, June 21, July 19, August 9, September 18, October 26, November 26, December 34.
New Zealand366
Australia331
Victoria136
South Africa133
Western Cape102
New South Wales83
Tasmania74
Auckland Region66
Canterbury Region52
Northland Region51

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderRoses, Elms, Figs, and Allies · Rosales
Familyrose family · Rosaceae
GenusCotoneasters · Cotoneaster

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