Cotoneaster apiculatus Rehd. & E. H. Wilson

Further study is necessary to determine the identity of Cotoneaster sichuanensis G. Klotz, which might be synonymous with this taxon.

Shrubs deciduous, erect, 1.5–2 m tall, irregularly branched. Branchlets dark grayish red to grayish brown, terete, initially strigose, glabrescent. Petiole 1–3 mm, initially pubescent, later glabrous; stipules caducous or partly persistent, linear-lanceolate, 2–3 mm, membranous; leaf blade suborbicular or orbicular-ovate, rarely broadly obovate, 6–15 × 5–13 mm, midvein and 2 pairs of lateral veins somewhat raised abaxially and slightly impressed adaxially, abaxially initially appressed strigose-pilose along veins, glabrate, adaxially lustrous, glabrous, base broadly cuneate or rounded, apex apiculate, rarely emarginate. Inflorescences 1-flowered. Pedicel short. Hypanthium glabrous or subglabrous abaxially. Sepals triangular, 1.5–2 mm and ca. as broad, apex shortly acuminate. Petals erect, pinkish, suborbicular, base shortly clawed, apex obtuse. Fruit solitary, erect, red, subglobose, 7–8 mm in diam., pyrenes (2 or)3. Fl. May–Jun, fr. Sep–Oct. 2n = 68*.

Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan.

Roadsides on slopes, forests, upland thickets, forest margins, open places, ditch sides, rocky cliffs; 1500--3300 m.

Cotoneaster apiculatus, the cranberry cotoneaster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is native to central China, and it has been introduced to various locales in Europe and the United States. A rabbit-tolerant shrub reaching 3 ft (1 m) tall but spreading to 6 ft (2 m), and hardy in USDA zones 4 through 7, it is recommended for covering large areas. It is good on streambanks and slopes where erosion control is desired, as its branches will grow roots where they touch soil.

Cotoneaster apiculatus 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.

细尖栒子（学名：Cotoneaster apiculatus）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、四川、甘肃、云南等地，生长于海拔1,500米至3,100米的地区，常生于山坡路旁和林缘等地，目前尚未由人工引种栽培。