The native range of this shrub species stretches from northern Pakistan to northwestern India and China.

Pyracantha crenulata is a deciduous, bushy and profusely branched and very thorny shrub.

[1] It is a native species to the countries (and regions) of; Assam, China, East and West Himalayas, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet and Vietnam.

[6] On the Himalayan hills of Uttarakhand, it grows in areas at an altitude of 900–1,200 m (3,000–3,900 ft) above sea level,[5] within Pine and Quercus forests (Osmastan 1926).

The plant is used in the Himalayas within herbal drugs and is usually collected from forest areas for therapeutic arrangements, such as brews of dehydrated fruits, fluid sources, and making tinctures.

When eaten with yogurt, the berries of the shrub help patients recover from dysentery (Singh et al.

[5] It is also used for cultivation (in the Himalayas) near the boundaries of farming areas to stop soil erosion happening during the monsoon season due to its good soil binder capacity (via the roots) and it is used to prevent the entrance of wild animals (thorny bushes) into farming fields of vegetables and cereals.