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Plant Index

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Chaenomeles speciosa

Chaenomeles speciosa (Sweet) Nakai

flowering quince, common flowering quince

Synonym(s): Chaenomeles lagenaria
Cultivar(s): Apple Blossom, Candida, Hollandia, Red Chief, Toyo Nishiki

Image ID: 5866
Image by: Hardin, J.W.
Image Collection: Herbarium Collection

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: CHSP12
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chaenomeles speciosa
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2016-12-30

CULTIVAR INDEX

Cult_id	Cultivar_name	Action
1280	Apple Blossom	View
227	Candida	View
288	Hollandia	View
289	Red Chief	View
290	Toyo Nishiki	View

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: CHAEN6
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Chaenomeles
GENUS AUTHORITY: Lindl.
GENUS COMMON: Flowering quince
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of 3-4 species, shrubs, of montane, temperate e. Asia.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Catling & Mitrow in FNA (2014); Kalkman in Kubitzki (2004).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: ROSACE
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Rosaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Rose Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 85-95 genera and 2000-3000 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, but mainly boreal and temperate.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Phipps in FNA (2014); Potter et al. (2007); Eriksson et al. (2003); Kalkman in Kubitzki (2004); Ertter (2007).

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Shrub

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FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
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BLOOM TIME: Jan-Apr

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White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable

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NATIVE RANGE: China

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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
811	1985-0472			View
812	1985-0473			View
813	1985-0474			View
814	1985-0475			View
815	1985-0476			View
818	1985-0479			View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
1548	811	153	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
1549	811	172	NCBG staff	1999-03-25	View
1550	812	174	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
1551	813	174	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
1552	813	168	NCBG staff	1967-12-31	View
1553	814	168	NCBG staff	1999-03-25	View
1554	815	168	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
1557	818	168	NCBG staff	2000-03-07	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: CHSP12
USDA Common Name: Flowering Quince
Native Status: L48 (I)
Distribution: USA (CT, DC, KY, LA, MA, MO, NC, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, WI)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Shrub

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chaenomeles speciosa
COMMON NAME: Common Flowering Quince
SYNONYMY: [= C, FNA, K1, K2, Pa]
PHENOLOGY: Jan-Apr.
HABITAT: Frequently persisting and rarely spreading from horticultural plantings to suburban woodlands; native of China.
COMMENTS:
RANGE MAP: Chaenomeles speciosa.png

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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Rosaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Rose Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 85-95 genera and 2000-3000 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, but mainly boreal and temperate.
REFERENCE: Phipps in FNA (2014); Potter et al. (2007); Eriksson et al. (2003); Kalkman in Kubitzki (2004); Ertter (2007).

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Chaenomeles Lindl. (Flowering quince)
SUMMARY: A genus of 3-4 species, shrubs, of montane, temperate e. Asia.
REFERENCE: Catling & Mitrow in FNA (2014); Kalkman in Kubitzki (2004).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Chaenomeles speciosa in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Chaenomeles speciosa in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Chaenomeles speciosa in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Chaenomeles speciosa in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Chaenomeles speciosa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Chaenomeles speciosa

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 5866 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 5866 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 5866 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)