Sorbus aucuparia |
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European mountain-ash |
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Habit | Small, deciduous, gray-barked tree with spreading branches, 5-12 m. tall, the young growth with soft, gray hairs. |
Leaves | Leaves pinnate; leaflets 11-15, oblong-lanceolate, pointed, 3-6 cm. long, finely and sharply serrate the full length. |
Flowers | Inflorescence a large, flat-topped panicle, with at least 75 flowers; calyx obconic, hairy, the 5 lobes triangular, persistent; petals 5, white, nearly orbicular, 4 mm. long; stamens 15-20, equaling the petals; carpels 3-4, the styles 2-3 mm. long. |
Fruits | Fruit globose, fleshy, bright red, pendulous, 10 mm. broad. |
Sorbus aucuparia |
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Flowering time | May-June |
Habitat | Forest edge, thickets, shorelines, and other generally moist areas where often disturbed. |
Distribution | Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Oregon, east to the Atlantic Coast.
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Origin | Introduced from Europe |
Conservation status | Not of concern |
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