Sorbus aucuparia - Rowan — BSBI VC77

Sorbus species - Rowans and Whitebeams

Sorbus aucuparia - Rowan

There are many species of Whitebeams which are challenging to identify. They can be divided into two aggregate groups

Sorbus intermedia agg.

They have grey-yellowish hairs on the underside of the leaf and the berries are red. They tend to have the deeper and more irregular teeth / lobes.

Sorbus aria agg.

They have white hairs on the underside of the leaf and the berries are black. They tend to have the shallower teeth and are not lobed.

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Sorbus aucuparia NS5665 22Sep2017 PW

Sorbus aucuparia NS5665 22Sep2017 PW

There are many cultivars and the teeth and leaflet size can vary. Sorbus aucuparia NS5954 04July2020 PW

Sorbus intermedia agg. NS7066 7July2018 PW

Sorbus intermedia agg. NS7066 7July2018 PW

Sorbus intermedia agg. NS7066 7July2018 PW

Sorbus intermedia agg. NS7066 7July2018 PW

Sorbus intermedia agg. NS7066 7July2018 PW

Sorbus intermedia agg. NS7066 7July2018 PW

Sorbus aria agg. NS8049 20July2020 PW

Sorbus aria agg. NS8049 20July2020 PW

Sorbus aria agg. NS8049 20July2020 PW

Sorbus aucuparia NS5665 22Sep2017 PW

Sorbus aucuparia NS5665 22Sep2017 PW

There are many cultivars and the teeth and leaflet size can vary.

Sorbus aucuparia NS5954 04July2020 PW

Sorbus intermedia agg. NS7066 7July2018 PW

Sorbus intermedia agg. NS7066 7July2018 PW

Sorbus intermedia agg. NS7066 7July2018 PW

Sorbus intermedia agg. NS7066 7July2018 PW

Sorbus intermedia agg. NS7066 7July2018 PW

Sorbus intermedia agg. NS7066 7July2018 PW

Sorbus aria agg. NS8049 20July2020 PW

Sorbus aria agg. NS8049 20July2020 PW

Sorbus aria agg. NS8049 20July2020 PW