Sorbus

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Sorbus is a genus of deciduous trees and shrubs, commonly known as rowans or whitebeams, valued for their ornamental foliage, flowers, and berry-like fruits.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
attracts birds
pollinating insects
belongsToClade angiosperms
eudicots
rosids
class Magnoliopsida
commonName mountain ash
rowan
whitebeam
distribution Asia
Europe
North America
division Magnoliophyta
ecologicalRole food source for birds and mammals
family Rosaceae
flowerColor white (in many species)
floweringSeason spring
fruitingSeason autumn
late summer
fruitType pome
hasBark generally smooth and gray (in many species)
hasCharacteristic berry-like fruits
ornamental foliage
showy flowers
hasGrowthForm shrub
tree
hasNotableSpecies Sorbus aria
Sorbus aucuparia
Sorbus torminalis
is deciduous
kingdom Plantae
leafPersistence deciduous
leafType pinnate (in some species)
simple (in some species)
nativeTo temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere
order Rosales
parentTaxon Rosaceae
pollination insect-pollinated
taxonRank genus
tolerates cold climates (in many species)
urban conditions (in some species)
usedAs ornamental plant
usedFor landscape planting
street tree
wildlife food source
woodUse small-scale timber and craft wood (in some species)

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Sorbus ("Sorbus aucuparia")
Sorbus ("Sorbus aria")
Sorbus ("Sorbus torminalis")
hasNotableSpecies
Rosaceae
hasMemberGenus

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