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showy mountain-ash
Sorbus decora
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
European mountain ashSorbus aucuparia
American mountain ashSorbus americana
red-berried elderSambucus racemosa
Sitka Mountain-AshSorbus sitchensis
smooth sumacRhus glabra
Greene's mountain ashSorbus scopulina
eastern black walnutJuglans nigra
staghorn sumacRhus typhina
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 1,998 |
|---|---|
| United States | 1,287 |
| Ontario | 1,030 |
| Minnesota | 616 |
| Quebec | 476 |
| Michigan | 319 |
| Alaska | 249 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 231 |
| Wisconsin | 202 |
| Nunavut | 119 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Tree growth formListed by a harvested source as having a tree growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Roses, Elms, Figs, and Allies · Rosales |
| Family | rose family · Rosaceae |
| Genus | Rowans and Mountain Ashes · Sorbus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise showy mountain-ash with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.