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“ Blad en knopjes Vuurdoorn - Leafs and Buds of Pyracantha ”
Firethorn (Pyracantha) is a genus of thorny evergreen large shrubs in the family Rosaceae, subfamily Maloideae. They are native from southeast Europe east to
southeast Asia, and are closely related to Cotoneaster, but have serrated leaf margins and numerous thorns (Cotoneaster is thornless).
The plants reach up to 6 m tall. The seven species have white flowers and either red, orange, or yellow berries (more correctly pomes). The flowers are
produced during late spring and early summer; the pomes develop from late summer, and mature in late autumn.
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