PLANTS Profile for Sorbus (mountain ash)

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PLANTS Profile

Sorbus L.
mountain ash

Symbol:

SORBU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rosaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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Images:
Sorbus L.

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Distribution:
Sorbus L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Sorbus L.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Sorbus airia (L.) Crantz. .

Sorbus airia
winterbeam

Sorbus alnifolia

Distribution of Sorbus americana Marshall. . Image Available.

Sorbus americana
American mountain ash

Distribution of Sorbus aria (L.) Crantz. .

Sorbus aria
chess-apple

Distribution of Sorbus aucuparia L.. . Image Available.

Sorbus aucuparia
European mountain ash

Distribution of Sorbus californica Greene. .

Sorbus californica
California mountain ash

Sorbus commixta

Distribution of Sorbus decora (Sarg.) C.K. Schneid.. . Image Available.

Sorbus decora
northern mountain ash

Sorbus domestica

Sorbus dumosa
Arizona mountain ash

Distribution of Sorbus groenlandica (C.K. Schneid.) Á. Löve & D. Löve. .

Sorbus groenlandica
Greenland mountain ash

Distribution of Sorbus hybrida L.. . Image Available.

Sorbus hybrida
oakleaf mountain ash

Distribution of Sorbus sambucifolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) M. Roem.. . Image Available.

Sorbus sambucifolia
Siberian mountain ash

Distribution of Sorbus scopulina Greene. . Image Available.

Sorbus scopulina
Greene's mountain ash

Distribution of Sorbus sitchensis M. Roem.. . Image Available.

Sorbus sitchensis
western mountain ash

Sorbus ×thuringiaca

Sorbus tianschanica

Distribution of Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz. .

Sorbus torminalis
checkertree

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Sorbus L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rosales
Family	Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus	Sorbus L. – mountain ash

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Sorbus L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin	Moderate		Minor				Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Sorbus L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25318.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 04:28 AM CDT