Oriental Photinia (Photinia villosa (Thunb.) DC.)
Also known as christmas berry; also classified as Pourthiaea villosa.
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↑Summary
A large shrub to small tree native to East Asia, used in landscaping and established in North America mostly in the Mid-Atlantic but also in Washington state.
↑Range - Expand
| Legend | Color |
| Introduced | |
| Introduced or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
↑Links & External Resources
• Photinia villosa (Oriental photinia) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Christmas Berry | iNaturalist (About This Site)
• Photinia villosa (Christmas Berry) | Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder (About This Site)
• Photinia villosa | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Photinia villosa | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Photinia villosa | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Oriental Photinia | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
