Species
Pyracantha crenulata
Etymology
crenulata: From the Latin crenus 'notch', meaning with notches which give a leaf margin the appearance of having small rounded teeth
Common Name(s)
Nepalese firethorn
Family
Rosaceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs
Features
Evergreen shrub to about 2 m high. Leaves to about 5 x 1 cm, glabrous on both sides, shining above and pale green below. Leaf margins serrulate along whole margin. White flowers produced in small clusters, followed by red or orange-red globbose fruit to 6 mm wide.
Similar Taxa
Can easily be separated from P. angustifolia as it has longer leaves that are glabrous on the undersurface. Easily confused with P. crenatoserrata , but P. crenulata has narrower leaves with teeth along the whole margin.
Flowering
November, December
Flower Colours
White
Year Naturalised
1982
Origin
Himalaya
This page last updated on 10 May 2011