firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea

Member of firethorns (genus Pyracantha)
rose family (family Rosaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

• leaf generally elliptic, ovate, or lanceolate, ± hairy abaxially, glabrous with age
• leaf serrate over much of margin; teeth small, many [not visible in photos?]
• leaf generally serrate to crenate over much of margin
• leaf tip generally acute
• fruit 5–8 mm wide, bright red
• very rare/waif

Toxicity:
except for thorns of firethorn, pyracantha (Pyracantha spp.):

Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora