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Sorbus americana Marshall. Common name: American Mountain-Ash, American Rowan, Roundwood, Missy-Moosy, Dogberry. Phenology: Jun-Jul; Sep-Oct (persisting well into winter). Habitat: Moist forests, balds, and rock outcrops, often with Picea, Abies, and/or Betula alleghaniensis, southwards only at high elevations. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) west to MN, south to PA, w. NC, e. TN, ne. GA, and n. IL

ID notes: This small-to-medium tree is showy in most seasons; in the summer its creamy-white corymbs are attractive, the leaves turn a bright orange-red in fall, and the red berries persist well into winter.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA9, G, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tn, W, Jones (1939), McAllister (2005); = Pyrus americana (Marshall) DC. — F, WV. Basionym: Sorbus americana Marshall 1785

Links to other floras: = Sorbus americana - FNA9

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Midwest: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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native range: eastern North America



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