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Sorbus decora (Sargent) C.K. Schneider. Common name: Showy Mountain-Ash, Northern Mountain-Ash. Phenology: May; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Rocky slopes. Distribution: NL and SK south to CT, ne. PA, nw. PA, c. OH, n. IN, ne. IL, WI, and ne. IA.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA9, G, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa; > Pyrus decora (Sarg.) Hyland var. decora — F; > Pyrus decora (Sarg.) Hyland var. groenlandica (C.K.Schneid.) Fernald — F. Basionym: Pyrus americana (Marshall) DC. var. decora Sarg. 1902

Links to other floras: = Sorbus decora - FNA9

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: UPL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷

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