Description from
Flora of China
Cotoneaster dissimilis G. Klotz; C. villosulus (Rehder & E. H. Wilson) Flinck & Hylmö.
Leaf blade 3–5(–6) cm, both surfaces villous, more densely so abaxially. Hypanthium densely villous abaxially. Fruit ellipsoid or obovoid, 6–7 mm in diam.
Further study is necessary to determine the identity of Cotoneaster hummelii J. Fryer & B. Hylmö, a doubtful species cultivated in Göteburg Botanic Garden, which might be synonymous with this taxon.
Mountain valleys, grassy slopes, thickets, forest margins; 1000--2200 m. Anhui, Gansu, Hebei, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xizang.