Genus: Sorbus Life
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About 100 to 200 species, native to the Northern Hemisphere.
Six species are cultivated in southern Africa.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Sorbus alnifolia (Japanese
mountain ash)
Native to eastern Asia. |
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Sorbus americana (American
mountain ash, Roundwood)
Native to central and eastern USA. |
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Sorbus aria (Whitebeam tree)
Native to Europe. |
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Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan)
Native to Europe and northwestern Africa. |
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Sorbus commixta (Columnar
mountain ash, Snowberry)
Native to Japan and Korea. |
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Sorbus hupehensis
Native to China. |
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