EPPO Global Database

• EPPO Code: CTTNG
• Preferred name: Cotoneaster niger
• Authority: (Thunberg) Fries

Europe (northern and eastern), Caucasus, Siberia, Russian Far East, Central Asia. C. niger has here been combined with C. melanocarpus, although many authors separate them. This confusion in the names leads to considerable uncertainty on the geographical distribution of the species if they are separated