Species

Sorbus aucuparia L.

Rowan

Rosaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Rosaceae (Rose family)
Genus: Sorbus (White Beam)

Synonyms

Sorbus aucuparia
Crataegus aucuparia
Mespilus aucuparia
Pyrenia aucuparia
Pyrus aucuparia
Pyrus pohuashanensis
Sorbus adscharica
Sorbus amurensis
Sorbus aucuparia subsp. gorodkovii
Sorbus aucuparia subsp. pohuashanensis
Sorbus bachmarensis
Sorbus boissieri
Sorbus gorodkovii
Sorbus pohuashanensis

Related species

Sorbus subg. Sorbus
Sorbus aucuparia L. - Rowan
Sorbus subg. Aria
Sorbus subg. Cormus
Sorbus domestica L. - Service-Tree
Sorbus subg. Torminaria
Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz - Wild Service-Tree
Sorbus subg. Chamaemespilus
Sorbus chamaemespilus (L.) Crantz - Dwarf Whitebeam
Sorbus subg. Borkhausenia Májovský & Bernátová
Sorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) Pers. - Swedish Whitebeam
Sorbus subg. Hedlundia Májovský & Bernátová
Sorbus subg. Karpatiosorbus Májovský & Bernátová
Sorbus subg. Normeyera Májovský & Bernátová

Traits


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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Sorbus aucuparia

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Sorbus aucuparia

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Sorbus aucuparia

Sorbus aucuparia

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands, screes, rocky habitats

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