Rowan
Sorbus aucuparia
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Sorbus aucuparia
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Continent
- Europe, Asia
- Habitat
- Forest, Mountains
- Form
- Tree
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- White
- Blooms in
- Spring
- Use
- Food, Ornamental
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- Thrushes, waxwings and other birds eat its bright berries and spread the seeds in their droppings.
- Old folk belief held that a rowan planted by the house kept evil away, so it grew near many farms in northern Europe.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q146198 · All plants · All entries