Cotoneaster id please

[pleb]

Can anyone put a name to this Cotoneaster, please. Growing on the Plymouth limestone today.

Many thanks.

[KeenTeen17]

Maybe Coteneaster franchetti?

[pleb]

Thanks KT, I was hoping someone would go for franchetii. Let's see if Davidbr agrees. He is good with cotoneasters.

[davidbr]

Yes, I'd say it's Cotoneaster franchetii - nice photo of it in flower, too

If you find one in flower, an easy way to tell between franchetii & sternianus is to take a look at the anthers; they're white in Stern's, and a pale purplish colour in Franchet's

[KeenTeen17]

Originally Posted by davidbr

Yes, I'd say it's Cotoneaster franchetii - nice photo of it in flower, too

If you find one in flower, an easy way to tell between franchetii & sternianus is to take a look at the anthers; they're white in Stern's, and a pale purplish colour in Franchet's

Thanks Dave for the agreement. I knew I had seen C. franchetti and I recognised it in this photo Its because of your thread that I'm noticing all these Cotoneasters

[pleb]

Thanks to both of you for the id. The Cotoneaster did have purplish anthers. The trouble was that all the open flowers had brown anthers so I had to carefully open a flower that was in bud to see the colour.