Northern mountain ash

Common names

Synonyms

• Aucuparia subvestita (Greene) Nieuwl.
• Pyrus americana var. decora Sarg.
• Pyrus decora (Sarg.) Hyland
• Pyrus decora var. groenlandica (C.K.Schneid.) Fernald
• Pyrus dumosa (Greene) Fernald
• Pyrus groenlandica (C.K.Schneid.) K.R.Robertson
• Pyrus sambucifolia S.Watson & J.M.Coult.
• Pyrus sitchensis B.L.Rob. & Fernald
• Pyrus subvestita (Greene) Farw.
• Sorbus americana Pursh
• Sorbus americana var. decora (Sarg.) Sarg.
• Sorbus americana var. groenlandica C.K.Schneid.
• Sorbus americana var. sitchensis (M.Roem.) Sudw.
• Sorbus decora var. decora
• Sorbus decora var. groenlandica (C.K.Schneid.) G.N.Jones
• Sorbus dumosa House
• Sorbus groenlandica (C.K.Schneid.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
• Sorbus sambucifolia Dippel
• Sorbus scopulina Hough
• Sorbus subvestita Greene
• Sorbus subvestita Rosend. & Butters

Characteristics

Growth habit

Shrub, Tree

Lifespan

Perennial

In the US and Canada

Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Toxicity: Slight, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.

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