''Cotoneaster conspicuus'' (Tibetan cotoneaster, 大果栒子 ''da guo xun zi'') is a slow-growing, densely-branched,

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shrub native to southeast

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. It grows to 1 to 1.5 meters in height, with white five-stellate flowers followed by scarlet fruit, 8–10 mm in diameter. The

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Synonyms

* ''Cotoneaster conspicuus'' (Messel) Messel * ''Cotoneaster conspicuus'' var. ''decorus'' P.G.Russell * ''Cotoneaster microphyllus'' var. ''conspicuus'' Messel

References

* Holotype: Russell, P. G. 1938. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 51: 184.
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