Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

ID: 245

Genus ja: タチバナモドキ

Genus en: Fire thorn

# spp.: 6 (from genus_families table) | 8 (from names table)

Accepted: Accepted

Family: Rosaceae

Family ja: バラ

Infra familial classification: Subfamily Amygdaloideae: Tribe Maleae: Subtribe Malinae

Distribution en: S. Central & S. Europe to Iran, Himalaya to China and Indo-China, Taiwan

Description en: Genus of 7 species of spiny, evergreen, spreading to erect shrubs, occasionally trees, found in scrub and woodland margins from S. Europe to S.W. Asia, the Himalayas, China, and Taiwan. They are cultivated for their foliage, flowers, and, in particular, fruit: the variably shaped leaves are alternate and often have toothed margins; the 5-petalled white flowers are hawthorn-like and borne in compound corymbs; the showy, spherical berries that follow them in autumn are yellow, orange, or red. Grow firethorns as free-standing shrubs in a shrub border, or against a wall, or for hedging. The seeds may cause mild stomach upset if ingested.

Hardiness en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.

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Propagation en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in autumn. Root semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer.

Pests en: Susceptible to aphids, caterpillars, scale insects, leaf miners, coral spot, fireblight, and scab.

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Comment ja: トキワサンザシ

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Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:57 by hkokubun@mac.com