Cotoneaster gracilis Rehd. & E. H. Wilson

Shrubs deciduous, 1–3 m tall. First year branches glabrous; branchlets brownish red to grayish brown, terete, slender, initially densely tomentose-villous, gradually glabrescent. Petiole 2–3 mm, white tomentose; stipules caducous, subulate, 2–4 mm, membranous, pubescent; leaf blade ovate to oblong-ovate, 2–3.5 × 1–2 cm, lateral veins 3 or 4 pairs, conspicuously raised abaxially and impressed adaxially, abaxially densely white tomentose, adaxially glabrous or puberulous, base rounded, apex obtuse or acute, rarely emarginate. Corymbs (1–)1.5–2.5 cm, 3–7-flowered; rachis and pedicels pilose; bracts linear, 2–3 mm, pilose. Pedicel 3–6 mm. Flowers 6–7 mm in diam. Hypanthium red, campanulate, abaxially glabrous. Sepals triangular-ovate, 1–2 mm, apex obtuse or ± acute. Petals erect, pink, suborbicular, 2.5–3.5 mm in diam., glabrous, shortly clawed. Stamens 20, slightly shorter than petals. Ovary pubescent apically; styles usually 2, free, not exceeding stamens. Fruit red, obovoid, 5–6 mm in diam., puberulous, pyrenes usually 2. Fl. May–Jun, fr. Aug–Sep.

Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan.

Mountain regions, slopes, river banks, thickets; 1000--3000 m.

Cotoneaster gracilis là loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Hoa hồng. Loài này được Rehder & E.H. Wilson mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1912.

细弱栒子（学名：Cotoneaster gracilis）为蔷薇科栒子属的植物，为中国的特有植物。分布于中国大陆的湖北、甘肃、陕西、四川等地，生长于海拔1,000米至3,000米的地区，常生长在山坡和河滩地灌丛中，目前尚未由人工引种栽培。