Two pyrenes per fruit. Landcare Cotoneaster key used.
(Glenny D. 2014. Key to Cotoneaster species present in New Zealand. Accessed at http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/resources/identification/plants/cotoneaster-key.
Date of access: 09 Apr 2018). There are two other varieties discussed in Flora of China, they do not appear in NZ.
Lvs 30-70 x 20-33mm. Midvein only impressed,. Midvein green. Leaf underside densely hairy when young, but becoming sparse. Fine hairs, tomentose. Style at apex of pyrene. Fruit red. Naturalised.