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Sorbus decora

(Sarg.) Schneid.

Northern Mountain-ash

G5Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.961540
Element CodePDROS1P0F0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderRosales
FamilyRosaceae
GenusSorbus
Other Common Names
northern mountain-ash (EN) Showy Mountain-ash (EN) Sorbier plaisant (FR)
Concept Reference
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2014b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 9. Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 713 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 9, 2014) expands the concept of Sorbus decora to include S. groenlandica, while Kartesz (1994) treats them as distinct.
Conservation Status
Review Date2016-04-04
Change Date2016-04-04
Range Extent Comments
Known from Greenland; St. Pierre and Miquelon; Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.S., Nunavut, Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask.; Conn., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., N.H., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., Vt., Wis. (FNA vol. 9, 2014).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New HampshireSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
VermontS3Yes
MichiganSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
QuebecSNRYes
OntarioS5Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
LabradorS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Brule Lake - Eagle MountainSuperior National Forest12,380
New Hampshire (3)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2014b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 9. Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 713 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.