Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Rosales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Chaenomeles speciosa
FAMILY
Rosaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Common Flowering Quince at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chaenomeles speciosa
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Chaenomeles speciosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH The global flora: a practical guide to vascular plant species of the world (Christenhusz, Fay, & Byng, 2018)
Pyrus speciosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9 (2014)
Chaenomeles speciosa
COMMON NAME:
Common Flowering Quince
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Chaenomeles speciosa
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Chaenomeles speciosa
FAMILY
Rosaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Chaenomeles speciosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The global flora: a practical guide to vascular plant species of the world (Christenhusz, Fay, & Byng, 2018)
Pyrus speciosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 9
Chaenomeles speciosa
2611
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Frequently persisting and rarely spreading from horticultural plantings to suburban woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: China
Waif(s)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with spinose spur shoots
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring
Red/Pink/White
Radially symmetrical
5 united sepals
5 petals
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall?
Pome
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p073
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p102
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