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Sorbus albopilosa T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu; Sorbus americana Marshall; Sorbus amoena McAll. Sorbus arachnoidea Koehne; Sorbus arvonensis Sell [2] Sorbus aucuparia L. Sorbus bissetii McAll. Sorbus bulleyana McAll. Sorbus californica Greene; Sorbus carmesina McAll. Sorbus cashmiriana Hedl. Sorbus cibagouensis H.Peng & Z.J.Yin; Sorbus cinereopubescens ...
Sorbus is a genus of over 100 species of trees and shrubs in the rose family, Rosaceae.Species of Sorbus are commonly known as rowan or mountain-ash.Currently, species commonly known as whitebeam, chequer tree and service tree are classified in other genera (see below), so that genus Sorbus includes only the pinnate leaved species of former subgenus Sorbus.
Rowan is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species; see Lepidoptera that feed on Sorbus. Mature European rowan tree The best-known species is the European rowan Sorbus aucuparia , a small tree typically 4–12 metres (13–39 ft) tall growing in a variety of habitats throughout northern Europe and in mountains in southern ...
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The English name comes from Middle English serves, plural of serve, from Old English syrfe, borrowed from the Latin name sorbus; it is unrelated to the verb serve. [17] Other English names include sorb, sorb tree, and whitty pear—" whitty " because the leaves are similar to rowan (i.e. pinnate ), and "pear" due to the shape of the fruit.
The whitebeams are members of the family Rosaceae, comprising the genus Aria.They are deciduous trees with simple or lobed leaves, arranged alternately. They are related to the rowans, and many of the endemic restricted-range apomictic microspecies of whitebeam in Europe are thought to derive from hybrids between the common whitebeam and the European rowan.
Sorbus arranensis in flower at Eglinton Country Park, Irvine. S. arranensis foliage in spring. The trees developed in a highly complex fashion, which involved the common whitebeam (Sorbus aria) giving rise to the tetraploid rock whitebeam (Sorbus rupicola) which is still found on Holy Isle. This species is able to survive at higher altitudes ...
Sorbus aria: Central and southern Europe: Berries, edible raw once overripe [30] Rowan, Mountain-ash: Sorbus aucuparia: Native to most of Europe except for the far south, and northern Asia: Berries (August to November), bitter, but can be cooked to form a jelly, or used as a flavouring [31] Wild service-tree: Sorbus torminalis