Rosaceae
American mountain-ash
Sorbus americana
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Sorbus
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Common names
By language (12)
- Arabic
- غبيراء أمريكية
- arz
- غبيراء امريكيه
- Azerbaijani
- Amerika quşarmudu
- Bulgarian
- Американска офика
- Chinese
- 北美花楸, 美洲花楸
- English
- American mountain-ash, American mountain ash, Rowan
- Finnish
- Amerikanpihlaja
- French
- Sorbier d'Amérique
- German
- Amerikanische Eberesche
- Hungarian
- Amerikai berkenye
- Icelandic
- Knappareynir
- Polish
- Jarząb amerykański
Synonyms
- Aucuparia americana (Marshall) Nieuwl.
- Crataegus americana (Marshall) Chalon
- Pyrus americana (Marshall) Spreng.
- Pyrus americana (Marshall) DC.
- Pyrus americana subsp. microcarpa (Pursh) Juel, Cedergr. & Örtendahl
- Pyrus americana var. microcarpa (Pursh) Torr. & A.Gray
- Pyrus microcarpa (Pursh) DC.
- Pyrus microcarpa (Pursh) Spreng.
- Sorbus americana subsp. microcarpa (Pursh) Juel, Cedergr. & Örtendahl
- Sorbus americana var. macrocarpa Zabel
- Sorbus americana var. micrantha (Dum.Cours.) K.Koch
- Sorbus americana var. microcarpa (Pursh) Wenz.
- Sorbus aucuparia Michx.
- Sorbus aucuparia var. americana (Marshall) Pers.
- Sorbus humifusa S.Watson
- Sorbus micrantha Dum.Cours.
- Sorbus microcarpa Pursh
- Sorbus pumila Raf.
- Sorbus riparia Raf.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
Photo: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: mily rolland, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: jillllybean, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: dalekaring, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: alexis salmon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Marilyse, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: M D, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.