Pyracantha coccinea Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 8726

Pyracantha coccinea M. Roem.

Scarlet firethorn

2005 Luigi Rignanese

W. I. Follett 2007 California Academy of Sciences

Pyracantha coccinea, a dicot, is a shrub that is not native to California.

Cal-IPC rating: Limited

Pests and Pathogens from Calinvasives


	Plant Range Observation Search (15 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

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Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Pyracantha

Toxicity: MINOR, DERMATITIS

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by ICPN + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Cotoneaster pyracantha

More information about Pyracantha coccinea


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PYCO2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/14/2021).