Large-leaf Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster glaucophyllus)

Potential Distribution

Scientific name: Cotoneaster glaucophyllus Franchet
Photo: Cottoneaster Fruit
Cotoneaster Fruit

Common Name:
Large-leaf cotoneaster

Status:
Not declared noxious in Victoria.

Habitat:
Often in rocky places on calcareous soils (Griffiths 1992). It occurs as a weed in wasteland, scrub in gullies and gardens (Webb et al 1988). Large-leaf cotoneaster invades heathland and heathy woodland, lowland grassland and grassy woodland, dry sclerophyll forest and woodland, damp sclerophyll forest, wet sclerophyll forest, riparian vegetation, freshwater wetland (seasonal), and rock outcrop vegetation (Carr et al 1992).

Cotoneaster Plant

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Scientific name:	Cotoneaster glaucophyllus Franchet	Cotoneaster Fruit
Common Name:	Large-leaf cotoneaster
Status:	Not declared noxious in Victoria.
Habitat:	Often in rocky places on calcareous soils (Griffiths 1992). It occurs as a weed in wasteland, scrub in gullies and gardens (Webb et al 1988). Large-leaf cotoneaster invades heathland and heathy woodland, lowland grassland and grassy woodland, dry sclerophyll forest and woodland, damp sclerophyll forest, wet sclerophyll forest, riparian vegetation, freshwater wetland (seasonal), and rock outcrop vegetation (Carr et al 1992).