Cotoneaster dammeri (Cotoneaster dammeri)
Description
It is a fast-growing evergreen low shrub with creeping branches. It reaches 30-40 centimetres (12-16 in) in height. Leaves are elliptical and leathery, with very fine tips and entire edges, about 8-20 millimetres (0.31-0.79 in) long. The surface is glossy and dark green while the underside is gray-green. The leaves turn purple in autumn. The fragrant flowers are usually single or 2-3 together in leaf axils. They are white with pink outer sides, about 4-5 millimetres (0.16-0.20 in) in diameter, with about twenty stamens and purple anthers. The flowering period extends from May through June. Fruits are bright red subglobose berries, about 6-7 millimetres (0.24-0.28 in) in diameter, remaining well into winter. The root system consists of finely branched and very shallow roots. The branches form roots at nodes when they touch the ground.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Rosales
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Family: Rosaceae
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Genus: Cotoneaster
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