Yorqin qizil rangli pirakanta
Pyracantha bright red (Latin Pyracantha coccinea M. Roem.) is a species of flowering plants of the genus Pyracantha (Pyracantha) of the Pink family (Rosaceae). An evergreen densely branching shrub 2-3 m high, with a spreading crown and reddish-brown prickly branches. Inflorescences and young shoots are pubescent. The leaves are elliptical or lanceolate, 2-4 cm long, more or less pointed, with a wedge-shaped base, serrated along the edge, glabrous, slightly pubescent at first. The petiole is also pubescent, 2-5 mm long. The inflorescence is thick, more or less pubescent. The flowers are small, white and pinkish-yellowish, with funnel-shaped hypanthium, triangular sepals, red anthers. The fruit is a berry of 5-7 mm in size, from bright red to yellow (the color is due to the content of carotenoids), they stay on the plant for a long time. In winter, the fruits are often eaten by birds. The seeds are slightly poisonous due to the content of cyanide glycosides. The fruit and other parts of the plant do not contain them. Flowering in June, fruiting from September. Propagated vegetatively by root offspring. The range of the species includes Southern Europe, Pyracantha bright red is grown as an ornamental plant. Grows on dry, heavy soils, suitable for growing in industrial areas. The species is included in the Red Book of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as the subjects of the Russian Federation: the Republic of Adygea and the Republic of Dagestan.
To the Tashkent Botanical Garden Pyracantha coccinea M. Roem. the seeds of the species are from the Keiv State A.A Mavjudov was brought from in 1978 for the purpose of introduction and planted in nurseries. The sprouts planted from the seeds turned out to be unub in April 1979, and the young sprouts were transplanted into the European-Crimean-Caucasian ecposition in 1983. Currently, the 3rd Bush of this species is growing in ecposetia.
