Photographs: Inchidoney, Co. Cork

Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Cainchín balla Family: Rosaceae Flowering: April-June. Evergreen shrub. Introduced. The small pink-tinged white flowers have 5 petals and are followed by small red fruit. Branched and horizontally spreading stems with small shiny-green, evergreen leaves. Height to 1.5m, spread indefinite A garden escape naturalised in quarries and pavement cracks and on rocky grassland, walls and waste ground. Can be a problem in natural habitats as it smothers the native vegetation

Wall Cotoneaster, Cotoneaster horizontalis, Cainchín balla