Acuminate Cotoneaster Cotoneaster acuminatus
Acuminate Cotoneaster is an introduced perennial shrub, found in the lower 48 states. It grows to 10 ft.
More about this plant
Cotoneaster acuminatus, commonly known as acuminate cotoneaster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae that is native to the Himalayas. In forests it can be found at elevations of 1,300–3,000 metres (4,300–9,800 ft), while on hillsides it is found at 2,500–3,500 metres (8,200–11,500 ft). The species has also been introduced to Oregon. Wikipedia →
Growing & care
USDA PLANTS · TRY- Hardiness
- ≥ zone 9 derived from its U.S. range
- Height
- 10 ft
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Broadleaf
Wildlife & pollinators
How pollinator value is scored →❧ Caterpillar hosts ~3 caterpillar species
Cotoneaster supports ~3 caterpillar species.
Native butterfly & moth caterpillars are the base of the terrestrial food web — most songbirds rear their young almost entirely on them. As a host for native Lepidoptera this is a modest genus for introduced plants — native genera typically support far more.
Recorded feeding on Cotoneaster in North America, including:
✦ Bees 2 bee visitors
2 native & managed bee species are documented visiting Acuminate Cotoneaster :
Wildlife & visitors 1 mammal
Open records of who else uses Acuminate Cotoneaster — a generalist food-web signal, kept separate from the keystone Ecological Value.
Recorded eaten by 1 mammal species (fruit, seed, browse):
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How we know this (1) Methods & honest limits
A recorded categorical fact: each species is tagged C3 (standard), C4 (heat/water-efficient) or CAM (succulent, night-time CO₂ uptake) — or a facultative combination. We only show a trait card for the noteworthy C4/CAM cases; C3 is the unremarkable majority, kept in the data but not surfaced as a card.
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