Difference between Pyracantha and Firethorn

What is the difference between Pyracantha and Firethorn?

Pyracantha as a proper noun is a taxonomic genus, within subfamily maloideae - the firethorns while Firethorn as a noun is a plant of the genus pyracantha; the pyracanthus

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