| Accepted name: |
Sorbus americana (Marshall) Nieuwl. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Pyrus americana (Marshall) DC.
-Sorbus americana Marshall
-Sorbus microcarpa Pursh
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| English names: |
American Mountain-ash
American Mountain-ash
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| French names: |
Sorbier d'Amérique
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WSORAM
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.1 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Berries edible: tart, but sweeten after repeated frosts. Berries contain VITAMIN C and when dried can
be ground into flour. American Indians used tea from ripe fruit for SCURVY, WORMS (*2,*3). |
| Key Characters: |
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