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Sitka Mountain-ash - Sorbus sitchensis
Native Species
Global Rank:
G5
State Rank:
S4
C-value:
5
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General Description
Shrub. Stems 1–3 m, purplish; buds reddish-hairy. Leaves glabrate to sparsely red-hairy below with 7 to 11, narrowly oblong leaflets 2–6 cm long. Inflorescence hemispheric to pyramidal, sparsely reddish-hairy. Flowers: calyx glabrous; sepals 1–2 mm long; petals 4–5 mm long. Pome red, glaucous, 8–10 mm long (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Our plants are subspecies
sitchensis.
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Range Comments
AK south to CA, OR and MT (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 199
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Recency
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References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
View Online Publication- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
- Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication
Do you know of a citation we're missing?- Gaffney, W.S. 1941. The effects of winter elk browsing, South Fork of the Flathead River, Montana. Journal of Wildlife Management 5(4):427-453.
Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.- Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
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