firethorn

firethorn

A thorny evergreen shrub with glossy leaves and dense clusters of orange, red or yellow apple-like fruits.

Pyracantha coccinea

All languages

English: firethorn
Norwegian: ildtorn
Japanese: ピラカンサ — ぴらかんさ — pirakansa
Korean: 피라칸타 — pirakanta
Spanish: espino de fuego
French: buisson ardent
German: Feuerdorn

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Reference sources

RHS scarlet firethorn — upright spreading spiny evergreen shrub with dark green foliage and profuse autumn orange-red fruit
Oregon State University — Pyracantha coccinea alternate glossy narrow elliptic finely toothed leaves and small orange-red pomes in clusters