by Jeffrey S. Pippen | Back to Jeff's Plant Page | Jeff's Nature Pages
Rosaceae>Sorbus | |
American Mountain-ash (Sorbus americana) Avery Co., NC 26 July 2006 A common, small to medium tree found at high elevations in NC. | |
American Mountain-ash (Sorbus americana) Avery Co., NC 26 July 2006 These photos were taken ~5000' at Grandfather Mountain. | |
American Mountain-ash (Sorbus americana) Avery Co., NC 26 July 2006 This is a "bird's eye view" taken from the swinging bridge at Grandfather mountain looking straight down on a patch of American Mountain-ash. | |
American Mountain-ash (Sorbus americana) Avery Co., NC 26 July 2006 Fruits are pomes (like miniature apples), turn red with maturity, and are enjoyed by many species of birds. | |
American Mountain-ash (Sorbus americana) Avery Co., NC 26 July 2006 Lichen-covered bark. | |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.
Created on ... Aug 6, 2006 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com