Rosaceae
Siberian mountain ash
Sorbus sambucifolia
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Sorbus
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 高嶺七竃
- English
- Siberian mountain ash
- Icelandic
- Runnareynir
- Japanese
- タカネナナカマド
Synonyms
- Pyrus sambucifolia Cham. & Schltdl.
- Pyrus sambucifolia var. platyphyllaria Cardot
- Pyrus sambucifolia var. pseudogracilis (C.K.Schneid.) Cardot
- Pyrus sambucifolia var. pumila Raf. ex Sarg.
- Sorbus pseudogracilis (C.K.Schneid.) Koehne
- Sorbus sambucifolia var. pseudogracilis C.K.Schneid.
- Sorbus sambucifolia var. pumila Raf. ex Koehne
- Sorbus sambucifolia var. typica C.K.Schneid.
- Sorbus schneideriana Koehne
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced
Photos
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.