Pyracantha crenulata
| Pyracantha crenulata | |
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| Pyracantha crenulata grown as a bonsai | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Pyracantha |
| Species: | P. crenulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyracantha crenulata | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Pyracantha crenulata, the Nepalese firethorn,[2][3] Nepal firethorn or Himalayan firethorn, is a species of firethorn. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant. The leaves are used to make herbal tea. The wood can be used to make walking sticks. The pome fruit is orange-red and are food for birds.
References and external links
- ↑ "Pyracantha crenulata". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ "Pyracantha crenulata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
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