| Author | (Sweet) Nakai | |
| Distribution | Collections were made in 1988 (Buncombe County) and in 2004 (Cherokee County) by Dan Pittillo; both were waifs. Specimens from Craven, Jackson, Johnston, Orange, and Wake counties are all from cultivated plants.
Native of China; in N.A. MA to WI, south to AL and LA; OR. | |
| Abundance | Very rare. Barely escaping cultivation. | |
| Habitat | Roadside, stream terrace; in both cases not far from cultivated plants. | |
| Phenology | Flowering January-April. | |
| Identification | Chinese Flowering-quince grows to 3 feet tall, the recent branches purplish brown. Leaves are elliptical, 2-4 inches long, the margins serrate. There is a kidney-shaped stipule at the axil of some leaves. The flowers are 1-2 inches in diameter, scarlet. C. japonica has crenate-serrate leaf margins and scabrous branches (vs. smooth branches in this species). | |
| Taxonomic Comments | A synonym is Cydonia speciosa.
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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