Pyracantha coccinea Calflora

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Taxon Report

Pyracantha coccinea M. Roem.

Scarlet firethorn

2019 Randy Huey

2005 Luigi Rignanese

W. I. Follett 2007 California Academy of Sciences

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

Cal-IPC rating: limited

Pests and Pathogens from Calinvasives


	Plant Range Observation Search (18 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Pyracantha
Family:	Rosaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Cotoneaster pyracantha

Information about Pyracantha coccinea from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PYCO2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Cal-IPC Profile rating: limited 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. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/03/2023).