Cotoneaster pannosus

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Starr_001221-0114_Cotoneaster_pannosus.jpg

|genus = Cotoneaster

|species = pannosus

|authority = Franch.

|synonyms = *Cotoneaster pannosa

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Cotoneaster pannosus is a species of Cotoneaster known by the common name silverleaf cotoneaster. This woody shrub is native to south central China{{cite web|url=http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/PDF/PDF09/Cotoneaster.PDF|title=Flora of China entry for Cotoneaster|volume=9|pages=85–108|year=2003}} but it has been introduced to other areas of the world, including southern Africa and Australia as an ornamental. It has become naturalized in some areas but it is a troublesome noxious weed in others, for example, in Hawaii. This is a sprawling shrub easily reaching over 3 meters in height. It is covered in dull green oval-shaped leaves with fuzzy white undersides and blooms in white flowers. The fruits are red-orange pomes containing two seeds each. These fruits are very attractive to birds, which are the main agent of seed dispersal. It grows on the elevation of {{convert|3280|ft}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=2402|title=Cotoneaster pannosus|publisher=Calflora|access-date=April 9, 2013}}