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Pyracantha crenulata
Also called Himalayan firethorn, Nepal Firethorn, Chinese Firethorn, Gibb's Firethorn, Sichuan Firethorn
Pyracantha crenulata, the Nepalese firethorn, Nepal firethorn or Himalayan firethorn, is a species of firethorn. The native range of this shrub species stretches from northern Pakistan to northwestern India and China.
It is a native species to the countries (and regions) of; Assam, China, East and West Himalayas, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet and Vietnam.
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.
Narrowleaf firethorn · Pyracantha atalantioides · Scarlet firethorn · Chinese Firethorn · Formosa firethorn · Firethorn · Firethorn
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pyracantha crenulata 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.
