Cotoneaster frigidus
Family
Rosaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
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Flower colours
White
Year naturalised
1989
Origin
Himalayas
Etymology
cotoneaster: From cotoneus an old Latin name for the quince, and possibly aster, corruption of adinstar ‘resembling’, i.e. quince-like
frigidus: From the Latin frigidus ‘cold, meaning growing in cold places