Pyracantha

TaxID: 144561

Basic Information

Pyracantha

Firethorn

Pyracantha (from Greek pyr "fire" and akanthos "thorn", hence firethorn) is a genus of large, thorny evergreen shrubs in the family Rosaceae, with common names firethorn or pyracantha. They are native to an area extending from Southwest Europe east to Southeast Asia. They resemble and are related to Cotoneaster, but have serrated leaf margins and numerous thorns (Cotoneaster is thornless).

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Rosales

Rosaceae

Pyracantha

Unclassified

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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(c) Παναγιώτης Ραφαηλίδης@BY-NC
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(c) Cosentino Homestead@BY-NC
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(c) Johnny Roger Pedersen@BY-NC
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(c) Nelson Caja Herrera@BY-NC
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(c) Nelson Caja Herrera@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Norway Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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No distribution records available.

Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature