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Pyracantha coccinea

M. Roemer

Scarlet Firethorn

GNRUnranked Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138790

Element CodePDROS1F020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderRosales

FamilyRosaceae

GenusPyracantha

Other Common Names

Buisson ardent écarlate (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Texas	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

California (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cucamonga A	Angeles National Forest	1,249
West Girard	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	37,516

Utah (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
South Francis	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	3,374

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2014b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 9. Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 713 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.