Rosaceae

Rowan

Sorbus aucuparia L.

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sorbus

Pets and kids

CatsNot sure
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Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Rowan: European Rowan ( Sorbus aucuparia ) photographed at dawn in October 2008 in Co. Wicklow in Ireland — Photo: Eeno11, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (71)

Arabic: شجرة السمن, غبيراء الحابلين, غبيراء الصيادين, غبيراء برية
Aragonese: Bixorder, Bixordera, Bixordero, Bixorter, Bixortera, Bixortero, Buixarder, Buixardera
Armenian: Արոսի կուզնեցովի
arz: شجرة السمن
atj: Maskominanatikw
azb: عادی قوشارمودو
Azerbaijani: Adi quşarmudu
Basque: Otsalizar
Belarusian: Рабіна звычайная
Bulgarian: Офика, Птицеловна брекиня
Catalan: Moixera de guilla, Sorbier des oiseleurs
Chinese: 欧洲花楸, 亚欧花楸, 引鸟花楸, 欧亚花楸, 花楸树
Croatian: Jarebika
csb: Jarzëbiôk
cv: Пилеш
Czech: Jeřáb ptačí
Danish: Almindelig røn, Røn, Rønnebær
dsb: Wšedna jerjebina
Dutch: Wilde lijsterbes
English: Rowan, European mountain ash, European mountain-ash, European rowan, Rowan-berry
Esperanto: Birdokaptista sorbuso
Estonian: Harilik pihlakas
Finnish: Kotipihlaja, Pihlaja, Pohjanpihlaja
French: Sorbier des oiseleurs
frr: Fögelbei
Galician: Capudre, Cancereixo, Cornabude
Georgian: Ცირცელი
German: Eberesche, Drosselbeerbaum, Drosselbeere, Gewöhnliche Vogelbeere, Krametsbeerbaum, Krametsbeere, Quitsche, Sorbier des oiseleurs
gv: Keirn
Hebrew: סורבוס
hsb: Wšědna wjerjebina, Wjerjebina
Hungarian: Madárberkenye
Icelandic: Ilmreynir
Igbo: European mountain-ash, European rowan, Rowan, Rowan-berry
Italian: Sorbo, Sorbo degli uccellatori
Japanese: セイヨウナナカマド
Kazakh: Кәдімгі шетен
Korean: 유럽팥배나무
Latvian: Parastais pīlādzis, Sērmūkslis
lfn: Sorbo
Lithuanian: Paprastasis šermukšnis, Sorbier des oiseleurs
lmo: Marözen
Luxembourgish: Vullekiischt, Biinzel, Bënzelter, Vullekiischtebam
Macedonian: Јаребика, Дива оскоруша, Диво грозје
mzn: تیس
Norwegian Bokmål: Rogn, Rognebærtre
Norwegian Nynorsk: Rogn, Raun, Rognebær
olo: Pihl'ai
os: Хуымæтæджы цъуй
Persian: زبانگنجشک کوهی
Polish: Jarząb pospolity, Jarząb zwyczajny, Jarzębina
Portuguese: Tramazeira
Romansh: Culaischen
Russian: Рябина обыкновенная, Обыкновенная рябина
se: Skábit, Skáhpi
Serbian: Мукиња, Јаребика
Slovak: Jarabina vtáčia
Slovenian: Jerebika
smn: Pihlájâš
sms: Råʹšnn
Spanish: Argomeno, Azarollo, Buxarolera, Buzadero, Capurrio, Caputrio, Cerolera de puerto, Serbal de cazadores
stq: Moaiboom, Fuugelbäie, Kraansbäie, Kraansfuugelbäie
Swedish: Rönn, Lapprönn, Nordrönn, Sorbier des oiseleurs, Vanlig rönn
Turkish: Kuş üvezi
udm: Горд палэзь
Ukrainian: Горобина звичайна
Uzbek: Milash
Walloon: Håvurna
Welsh: Criafolen
wuu: 花楸
xmf: Ამჩვაშა

Synonyms

Aucuparia pinnata Fourr.
Aucuparia silvestris Medik.
Crataegus aucuparia (L.) Salisb.
Mespilus aucuparia (L.) Scop.
Pyrenia aucuparia (L.) Clairv.
Pyrus aucuparia (L.) Gaertn.
Pyrus aucuparia subsp. aucuparia
Pyrus aucuparia var. typica (C.K.Schneid.) Asch. & Graebn.
Sorbus aucuparia subsp. euaucuparia Briq.
Sorbus aucuparia unranked typica Beck
Sorbus aucuparia var. typica C.K.Schneid.
Sorbus boissieri var. adsharica Sosn.
Sorbus kamtschatcensis Komarov

Flowers

Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced

Photos

Photo: Eeno11, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, 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.