variegatus Osborn Cotoneaster microphyllus Diels Pyrus atroramosa M.F.Fay & Christenh.

It is cultivated for its flat, symmetrical sprays of glossy green, deciduous leaves 6 to 12 mm long.

It is commonly grown in parks and gardens in temperate regions as hedging or groundcover.

[3] Cotoneaster horizontalis is native to mountains of Nepal, China, and Taiwan; in China it occurs from Tibet and Yunnan in the west to Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the east and is absent from the north and the very south.

[8] This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.