Sorbus decora

Sorbus decora (Sargent) C.K. Schneider is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2014.

Hybrid parent of

×Sorbaronia arsenii (Britton ex L. Arsène) G.N. Jones.

Vernacular names

• sorbier plaisant Hosie, 1980
• sorbier de montagne Darbyshire et al., 2000
• sorbier décoratif Farrar, 1996

• showy mountain-ash Farrar, 1996
• dogberry Farrar, 1996
• northern mountain-ash ITIS, 2010

Synonyms

• Pyrus americana var. decora Sargent FNA Ed. Comm., 2014
• Pyrus decora (Sargent) Hyland FNA Ed. Comm., 2014
• Pyrus decora var. groenlandica (C.K. Schneider) Fernald FNA Ed. Comm., 2014
• Pyrus groenlandica (C.K. Schneider) K.R. Robertson FNA Ed. Comm., 2014
• Sorbus americana var. decora (Sargent) Sargent FNA Ed. Comm., 2014
• Sorbus americana var. groenlandica C.K. Schneider FNA Ed. Comm., 2014
• Sorbus decora var. groenlandica (C.K. Schneider) G.N. Jones FNA Ed. Comm., 2014
• Sorbus groenlandica (C.K. Schneider) Á. Löve & D. Löve FNA Ed. Comm., 2014

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Rosanae
Order	Rosales
Family	Rosaceae
Subfamily	Amygdaloideae
Tribe	Maleae
Genus	Sorbus
Species	Sorbus decora

Habit

Tree, Shrub