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firethorns
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firethorns

Pyracantha

Pyracantha ("from Greek pyr fire and akanthos a thorn" hence firethorn) is a genus of large, thorny evergreen shrubs in the family Rosaceae, with common names firethorn or pyracantha. They are native to an area extending from Southwest Europe east to Southeast Asia. They resemble and are related to Cotoneaster, but have serrated leaf margins and numerous thorns (Cotoneaster is thornless).

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10 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Firethorn

speciesPyracantha coccinea

Narrowleaf Firethorn

speciesPyracantha angustifolia

Taiwan Firethorn

speciesPyracantha koidzumii

Himalayan firethorn

speciesPyracantha crenulata

Chinese Firethorn

speciesPyracantha crenatoserrata

Asian Firethorn

speciesPyracantha rogersiana

Pyracantha atalantoides

speciesPyracantha atalantoides

Pyracantha densiflora

speciesPyracantha densiflora

Pyracantha loureiroi

speciesPyracantha loureiroi

Pyracantha inermis

speciesPyracantha inermis

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

firethorns in Stirpium adversaria nova

Stirpium adversaria nova

Matthias de Lobel · 1571 · p.462

firethorns in Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden

Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden

Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.328

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