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Pyracantha coccinea
Also called Firethorn, Pyracanth, Red Firethorn, Buisson Ardent
Pyracantha coccinea, the scarlet firethorn is the European species of firethorn or red firethorn that has been cultivated in gardens since the late 16th century.
It is native to Albania, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Iran, Italy, Crimean Peninsula, Lebanon, Syria, North Caucasus, Balkan Peninsula, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Germany and Turkey.
In England, since the late 18th century, it has been used to cover unsightly walls.
Narrowleaf firethorn · Pyracantha atalantioides · Nepalese firethorn · Chinese Firethorn · Formosa firethorn · Firethorn · Firethorn
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pyracantha coccinea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
