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Sorbus aucuparia

Sorbus aucuparia
A roadside tree with berries in Ireland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sorbus
Species:
S. aucuparia
Binomial name
Sorbus aucuparia
Distribution map
Synonyms[2]
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    • Aucuparia pinnata Fourr.
    • Aucuparia silvestris Medik.
    • Crataegus aucuparia (L.) Salisb.
    • Mespilus aucuparia (L.) Scop.
    • Pyrenia aucuparia (L.) Clairv.
    • Pyrus altaica (Koehne) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
    • Pyrus anadyrensis (Kom.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
    • Pyrus aucuparia (L.) Gaertn.
    • Pyrus boissieri (C.K.Schneid.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
    • Pyrus camschatcensis (Kom.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
    • Pyrus lanuginosa (Kit.) DC.
    • Sorbus altaica Koehne
    • Sorbus anadyrensis Kom.
    • Sorbus aucuparia f. flavescentimarginata Jalas
    • Sorbus aucuparia var. hortorum P.D.Sell
    • Sorbus bachmarensis Gatsch.
    • Sorbus boissieri C.K.Schneid.
    • Sorbus boissieri f. apicidenticulata Gatsch.
    • Sorbus caucasigena Kom. ex Gatsch.
    • Sorbus caucasigena f. longifoliolata Gatsch.
    • Sorbus caucasigena f. subintegerrima Gatsch.
    • Sorbus caucasigena f. terminalidenticulata Gatsch.
    • Sorbus caucasigena f. versicolor Gatsch.
    • Sorbus cordata Gand.
    • Sorbus lanuginosa Kit.
    • Sorbus monticola Gand.
    • Sorbus sibirica (Hedl.) Prain
    • Sorbus subserrata Opiz

Sorbus aucuparia, commonly called rowan (/ˈroʊən/, [3] also UK: /ˈraʊən/) and mountain-ash, is a species of deciduous tree or shrub in the rose family. It is a highly variable species, and botanists have used different definitions of the species to include or exclude trees native to certain areas. A recent definition[4] includes trees native to most of Europe and parts of Asia, as well as northern Africa. The range extends from Madeira, the British Isles and Iceland to Russia and northern China. Unlike many plants with similar distributions, it is not native to Japan.[4]

The tree has a slender trunk with smooth bark, a loose and roundish crown, and its leaves are pinnate in pairs of leaflets on a central vein with a terminal leaflet. It blossoms from May to June in dense corymbs of small yellowish white flowers and develops small red pomes as fruit that ripen from August to October and are eaten by many bird species. The plant is undemanding and frost hardy and colonizes disrupted and inaccessible places as a short-lived pioneer species.

The fruit and foliage have been used in the creation of dishes and beverages, as a folk medicine, and as fodder for livestock. Its tough and flexible wood has traditionally been used for woodworking. It is planted to fortify soil in mountain regions or as an ornamental tree and has several cultivars.

  1. ^ Rivers, M.C.; Beech, E. (2017). "Sorbus aucuparia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T61957558A112304840. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T61957558A112304840.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Sorbus aucuparia L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. ^ "rowan noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at". Oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  4. ^ a b McAllister, H.A. (2005). The genus Sorbus: Mountain Ash and other Rowans. Kew Publishing. ISBN 9781842460887.

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