Family: Rosaceae
northern mountain ash, northern mountain-ash, showy mountain ash, showy mountain-ash
[Pyrus americana var. decora (Marshall) DC., more...]
Paul Drobot
Paul Drobot
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Sorbus: an ancient Latin name
Plants: perennial tree
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: perennial tree
Conservation Status: Native
Rich mesic to swampy forests of white cedar-balsam fir, maple-birch, oak-hickory, sugar-basswood, pine-hemlock, white pine-red maple; clay banks, lakeshores, rock outcrops, cliffs, pine relicts, edges of bogs and tamarack swamps, talus slopes, old quarries. The tips of the leaflets have a prolonged terminal tooth, whereas those of S. aucuparia are no more prominent than the lateral teeth. This species is more common than S. americana and still hangs on in the southern part of the Driftless Area, near the shore of Lake Michigan, the Apostle Islands, and the Northern Highlands.
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 8, Wetland Indicator = UPL USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos University of Wisconsin - Green Bay: Trees: Photos, descriptions, information Virginia Tech Dept. of Forestry, College of Natural Resources: detailed description and photographs Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest; UW-Extension: Interactive guide providing information on cultivation including: soil, zone, growth rate, landscape uses, pruning, light requirements; with photos and Latin name pronounciation
Paul Drobot
Paul Drobot
Paul Drobot
Merel R. Black
Merel R. Black
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Emmet J. Judziewicz