Cotoneaster niger
A species in the Rosaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Cotoneaster
- Species
- Cotoneaster niger
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1845
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cotoneaster niger. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
18 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cotoneaster chailaricusName author: (G.Klotz) Flinck & B.Hylmö
- Cotoneaster integerrimus subsp. nigerName author: (Ehrh.) Soó
- Cotoneaster melanocarpus var. chailaricusName author: G.Klotz
- Cotoneaster melanocarpus var. nigerName author: (Ehrh.) Hurus.
- Cotoneaster melanocarpus var. orientalisName author: (A.Kern.) Hurus.
- Cotoneaster niger subsp. ammaniiName author: Hrabětová
- Cotoneaster niger subsp. moravicusName author: Hrabětová
- Cotoneaster niger subsp. slavicusName author: Hrabětová
- Cotoneaster niger var. oravicusName author: Hrabětová
- Cotoneaster niger var. thyensisName author: Hrabětová
- Cotoneaster niger var. typicusName author: Zabel
- Cotoneaster orientalisName author: A.Kern.
- Cotoneaster vulgaris var. haematocarpusName author: Rupr.
- Cotoneaster vulgaris var. nigerName author: (Ehrh.) Fr.
- Mespilus cotoneaster var. nigraName author: Ehrh.
- Mespilus cotoneaster var. nigraName author: Wahlb.
- Pyrus disasterName author: M.F.Fay & Christenh.
- Pyrus evaeName author: M.F.Fay & Christenh.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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