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American Mountain Ash

Sorbus americana Marshall
American Mountain Ash
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Sorbus americana, commonly known as American Mountain Ash, is a deciduous tree native to eastern North America. It is a member of the Rosaceae family and was first described in 1785 by Marshall.

Description

Sorbus americana is a perennial tree species that grows in regions such as Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Vermont-US, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and New Jersey. It belongs to the genus Sorbus and is part of the Rosaceae family, which is commonly referred to in English as the rose family.

Other common names

American Mountain AshAmerican Mountain-AshDogberryMountain-AshRoundwood

Distribution

Newfoundland · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Ontario · Prince Edward Island · Quebec · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Vermont-US · NO · Global · Connecticut · Georgia · Illinois · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Pennsylvania · Prince Edward I. · Québec · Rhode I. · South Carolina · Tennessee · Vermont · Virginia

Synonyms

Aucuparia americanaSorbus pumilaCrataegus americanaPyrus americana var. microcarpaSorbus ripariaSorbus micranthaSorbus americana var. microcarpaPyrus americanaSorbus microcarpaSorbus humifusaSorbus americanaSorbus americana var. micranthaSorbus aucupariaPyrus americanaPyrus microcarpaPyrus americana subsp. microcarpaSorbus americana subsp. microcarpaSorbus americana var. macrocarpaSorbus aucuparia var. americanaPyrus microcarpa

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