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  8. Spreading Cotoneaster

species 3,428 observations

Spreading Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster divaricatus

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

16 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Apple-and-Plum Casebearer Moth, Rusty Tussock Moth, Peppered Moth, Cherry Ermine 7
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll 7
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Annulate Masked Bee, Little Masked Bee 2

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Light
Full sun Part shade
Moisture
Well drained Moist
Soil
Loam
Soil pH
Neutral
Drought tolerant
Yes
Resists
Pollution Rabbits
Habit
Dense Erect Horizontal Mounding Rounded Spreading
Plant type
Shrub

From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.

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