Cotoneaster nitens Rehder & E.H.Wilson

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KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON 1 T
Cotoneaster nitens Rehder & E. H. Wilson
Rosaceae
Bird-sown arching shrubs 1.5 m tall,
occasional escape from cultivation in area;
leaves elliptic, shiny, 9-27 x 7-20 mm wide,
mid-vein slightly sunken; 1-4 flowers/infl;
buds red, flowers pink, 6.6-7 mm long;
petals erect, pink to red, apex white, base
dark red; 10-12 incurved stamens releasing
pollen on stigmas; 2 styles; anthers
bicolored: white proximally, pink distally;
filaments red, some with dark red bases;
sepals hairy, especially margins; thickets,
campus of University of Washington,
Seattle, elev. 30 m, 47° 39' N, 122° 19' W
Coll. Peter F. Zika 23825 10 May 2008
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