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Sorbus L., 1753

Pihlajat Mountain Ashes
Sorbus L., 1753; Sp. Pl.: 477, TS: Sorbus domestica L.
Aucuparia Riv. ex Ruppius, 1745
Chamaenespilus Medicus, 1789
Aria DC., 1825
Cormus Spach, 1834
Micromeles Decne., 1874
Ariosorbus Koidz., 1934
Sorbus [BONAP]
Sorbus [DVF]
Sorbus ; [GFP1: 213 (about 80 spp.)]

Foodplants for Acleris sparsana, Carcina quercana, Choreutis pariana, Coleophora hemerobiella, C. spinella, C. violacea, Gastropacha quercifolia, Iphiclides podalirius, Malacosoma parallellum, Phyllodesma tremulifolium, Ptilodon cucullina, Samia cynthia, Satyrium pruni, S. spini, Semioscopis steinkellneriana, Stigmella oxyacanthella, Thecla betulae, Trachycera advenella, Venusia cambrica

900x627 (~90Kb) USA: Corral Pass region (down the road from 47°00'52N 121°27'58W), Pierce Co., WA, 18.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

600x711 (~56Kb) USA: Corral Pass region (down the road from 47°00'52N 121°27'58W), Pierce Co., WA, 18.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

Sorbus aucuparia L.

Pihlaja Kotipihlaja Rowan Rowan Tree European Mountain-Ash Rönn
Sorbus aucuparia L.
Pirus aucuparia (L.); Gaertn.
Pyrus aucuparia (L.); Ehrh.
Sorbus aucuparia [RUNEBERG]
Pirus aucuparia ; [SK, 359]
Pyrus aucuparia ; [GMBOT, 459]
Sorbus aucuparia ; [RK, 266]; [FPN, 227]

400x509 (~45Kb) FINLAND: N: Espoo, Tapiola, 667:37, 1.9.1996, Photo © Markku Savela	400x560 (~29Kb) FINLAND: N: Espoo, Tapiola, 667:37, 1.9.1996, Photo © Markku Savela	800x590 (~67Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, 13.6.1998, Photo © Markku Savela
450x640 (~70Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, 13.6.1998, Photo © Markku Savela	731x1066 (~98Kb) Finland, Nokia, Sarpatinharju, 20.6.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Acasis viretata, Acleris rhombana, A. umbrana, Acronicta alni, A. auricoma, A. cuspis, A. euphorbiae, A. psi, A. rumicis, A. tridens, Aglia tau, Agriopis aurantiaria, Agrochola (bombyx) helvola, Alcis repandatus, Amphipyra berbera, Aporia crataegi, Arctia caja, Arge ustulata, Argyresthia conjugella, A. semifusca, A. sorbiella, Autographa macrogamma, A. pulchrina, Biston betularius, Cabera pusaria, Calliteara pudibunda, Ceramica pisi, Chloroclysta miata, Choreutis pariana, Cleora cinctaria, Coleophora anatipenella, C. serratella, C. siccifolia, C. trigeminella, Colocasia coryli, Colotois pennaria, Conistra (noctua) vaccinii, Cosmia (noctua) trapezina, Cossus cossus, Crocallis elinguaria, Dicallomera fascelina, Diloba caeruleocephala, Dysstroma truncata, Ectropis crepuscularia, Electrophaes corylata, Ematurga atomaria, Epirrita autumnata, E. christyi, Erannis defoliaria, Eriogaster lanestris, Eupithecia exiguata, Euproctis similis, Eupsilia transversa, Gastropacha quercifolia, Geometra (geometra) papilionaria, Hemithea (geometra) aestivaria, Jodis (geometra) lactearia, Lacanobia contigua, L. thalassina, Lasiocampa quercus, Lithomoia solidaginis, Lithophane socia, Lycia hirtaria, Macaria alternata, Melanchra persicariae, Moma (noctua) alpium, Neurotoma iridescens, Nola cucullatella, Odontopera bidentata, Operophtera (geometra) brumata, Opisthograptis luteolata, Orgyia antiqua, O. antiquoides, Orthosia gothica, Pamphilius aucupariae, P. sylvaticus, Paraswammerdamia lutarea, Plagodis pulveraria, Poecilocampa populi, Polia bombycina, Protolampra sobrina, Proutia rotunda, Psyche casta, P. crassiorella, Ptilodon capucinus, Recurvaria leucatella, Rheumaptera undulata, Rhyparia purpurata, Saturnia pavonia, Scopula incanata, Selenia dentaria, Stauropus fagi, Sterictiphora sorbi, Sterrhopterix standfussi, Stigmella magdalenae, S. nylandriella, S. sorbi, Swammerdamia compunctella, Synanthedon myopaeformis, Teleiodes vulgella, Trichiosoma sorbi, T. tibiale, Trichiura crataegi, Trichosea ludifica, Yponomeuta evonymellus

S. a. aucuparia

Kotipihlaja Rönn
Sorbus aucuparia aucuparia ; [RK, 266]

S. a. aucuparia var. aucuparia

Sorbus aucuparia aucuparia var. aucuparia ; [RK, 266]

S. a. aucuparia var. heteromorpha (Brenner) Raatik.

Sorbus aucuparia aucuparia var. heteromorpha ; [RK, 266]

S. a. glabrata (Wimm. & Grab.) Hayek

Pohjanpihlaja Nordrönn
Sorbus gorodkovii Pojark.
Sorbus aucuparia glabrata ; [RK, 266]
Pirus aucuparia glabrata ; [SK, 360]

Sorbus aucuparia × hybrida

Sorbus × meinichii auct.
Sorbus aucuparia × hybrida ; [RK, 266]

Sorbus hybrida L.

Suomenpihlaja Oxelrönn Finnoxel
Sorbus fennica (Kalm); Fr.
Pirus fennica (Kalm); Bab.
Sorbus hybrida ; [RK, 266]

904x940 (~181Kb) Finland, Geta, Östergeta, 30.6.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Acronicta leporina, A. psi, Aporia crataegi, Diloba caeruleocephala, Epirrita christyi, Erannis defoliaria, Nola cucullatella, Operophtera (geometra) brumata

Sorbus meinichii (Lindeb.) Hedl.

Teodorinpihlaja Avarönn
Sorbus teodori Liljefors; (incl.)
Sorbus teodori ; [RK, 266]
Sorbus meinichii ; [RKe, 62]

Sorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) Pers.

Ruotsinpihlaja Swedish Whitebeam Oxel
Sorbus suecica (L.); Krok & Almq.
Pirus scandica (L.); Fr.
Pirus suecica (L.); Garcke
Sorbus intermedia ; [RK, 267]
Pirus suecica ; [SK, 359]

Foodplant for Acronicta psi, Aporia crataegi, Cossus cossus, Diloba caeruleocephala, Epirrita christyi, Erannis defoliaria, Nola cucullatella, Operophtera (geometra) brumata, Stigmella magdalenae, S. sorbi

Sorbus domestica L.

1186x1315 (~356Kb) France: Toudon, Alpes-Maritimes, 1000m, 17.9.2008, Photo © Gabriel Alziar

Sorbus americana Marsh.

from (Newfoundland - Manitoba) - North Carolina. See [About maps] American Mountain-ash
Pyrus americana (Marsh.); DC.
Pyrus americana ; [GMBOT, 459]
Sorbus americana ; [IBT, 263]

Foodplant for Acrobasis tricolorella, Papilio canadensis

Sorbus decora (Sarg.) Schneid.

S.Greenland, Labrador - Newfoundland - Ontario, Minnesota, Maine, New York, Ohio, N.Indiana, N.Iowa. See [About maps] Northern Mountain-ash
Sorbus decora ; [IBT, 266]

Sorbus sitchensis Roem.

Sitka Mountain-ash
Pyrus sitchensis (Roem.); Piper
Pyrus sitchensis ; [GMBOT, 459]
Sorbus sitchensis ; [FPN, 227]

1802x1202 (~147Kb) USA: Johnson Ridge (few miles further on the trail from 47.791°N 121.241°W), Snohomish Co., WA, 11.8.2006, Photo © Markku Savela

S. s. var. sitchensis

Sorbus sitchensis var. sitchensis ; [FPN, 227]

S. s. var. grayi (Wenzig) Hitchc.

Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi ; [FPN, 227]

8.7.2009 (10)

References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BONAP]

A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program

[DVF]

Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")

[FPN]

Hitchcock & Cronquist, 1998; Flora of the Pacific Northwest (11th ed.); ISBN 0-295-95273-3

[GFP1]

Hutchinson, 1964; The Genera of Flowering Plants; Dicotyledons; Volume 1

[GMBOT]

Robinson, Benjamin L., Fernald, Merrit Lyndon, 1908; Gray's New Manual of Botany (7th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada; American Book Company

[Gabriel Alziar]

Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle; 60 boulevard Risso; F-06300 Nice (France)

[Harri Arkkio]

Finland; For the time being these pictures are only for this site. Other usage not allowed.

[IBT]

Grimm, 1983; The Illustrated Book of Trees

[RK]

Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki

[RKe]

Hämet-Ahti, L., Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T., Uotila, P., Väre, H., 2005; Lisäyksiä ja korjauksia Retkeilykasvion neljänteen painokseen; Lutukka 21: 41-85

[RUNEBERG]

Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online; Project Runeberg; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)

[SK]

Mela, A. J., Cajander, A. K., 1906; Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos

[²]

This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.

If you have corrections, comments or information to add into these pages, just send mail to Markku Savela
Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.