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Taxon:  Sorbus aucuparia L. subsp. aucuparia



Summary
Genus:
Sorbus
Subgenus:
Sorbus
Section:
Sorbus
Family:
Rosaceae
Subfamily:
Amygdaloideae
Tribe:
Maleae
Subtribe:
Malinae
Nomen number:
460360
Verified:
01/06/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Sorbus aucuparia L. (0 active accession[s])
Sorbus aucuparia L. subsp. maderensis (Lowe) McAll. (0 active accession[s])
Sorbus aucuparia L. subsp. pohuashanensis (Hance) McAll. (0 active accession[s])
Sorbus aucuparia L. subsp. praemorsa (Guss.) Nyman (0 active accession[s])
Sorbus aucuparia L. subsp. sibirica (Hedl.) Krylov (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Sorbus aucuparia L. var. aucuparia

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Pyrus aucuparia (L.) Gaertn.
Pyrus aucuparia (L.) Gaertn. var. aucuparia

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  3. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  4. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: = Sorbus aucuparia
  5. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  6. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: = Sorbus aucuparia
  7. McAllister, H. 2005. The genus Sorbus: mountain ash and other rowans
  8. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  9. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  10. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Common names
English
European mountain-ash –
mountain-ash –
quick beam –
rowan –
Danish
røn –
French
sorbier des oiseleurs –
German
gemeine Eberesche –
gewöhnliche Eberesche –
gewöhnliche Vogelbeere –
süße Eberesche –
Italian
sorbo selvatico –
Spanish
serbal de cazadores –
Swedish
rönn –
sötrönn –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. Krym
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIceland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Canada  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Australasia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, United States
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalas S. aucupariaLiberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: = Sorbus aucuparia
Environmentalshade/shelteras S. aucupariaHanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: = Sorbus aucuparia
Human foodbeverage baseas S. aucupariaHanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: = Sorbus aucuparia
Human foodfruitas S. aucupariaHanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 Note: = Sorbus aucuparia
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=460360. Accessed 14 May 2025.