Cotoneaster atropurpureus Flinck & B.Hylmö

KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON, USA
Cotoneaster atropurpureus Flinck & B.
HylmO Rosaceae
Locally common naturalized shrubs 1 m
tall, deciduous, leaves turning orange to red,
flat, shiny, 9-15 x 7-13 mm wide; 1-3
frt/infr; fruits obovate to broadly so, red,
shiny, 6.5-9.5 x 5.8-8.6 mm w; 2-4 sd/frt;
seed 3.3-4.5 x 2.3-3.3 mm w; steep shaded
and nearly inaccessible ledges, with
Pseudotsuga menziesii, Thuja plicata,
Vaccinium parviflorum, Rubus ursinus, SE
N Bend Way, elev. 145 m, 47° 30.6' N, 121°
49.3' W, 1.5 air km S of Snoqualmie
Coll. Peter F. Zika 23696 5 Nov 2007
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