scarlet firethorn USDA PLANTS Symbol: PYCO2
U.S. Nativity: Exotic
Habit: Shrub or Subshrub
Pyracantha coccinea M. Roemer

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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Rosales: Rosaceae
Native Range: temp. Asia, Europe (GRIN)


EDDMapS Distribution:
This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
 


State(s) Where Reported invasive.
Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database.

Native Alternatives:
Ilex vomitoria (yaupon)
Lonicera sempervirens (trumpet honeysuckle)
Mahonia trifoliolata (agarita)
Rhus virens (evergreen sumac)


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Invasive Listing Sources:
California Invasive Plant Council
Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council
Native Plant Society of Oregon, 2002