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Sorbus  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 25318

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Common Name(s): mountain-ash [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2011   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderRosanae   
                         OrderRosales   
                            FamilyRosaceae  – roses  
                               GenusSorbus L. – mountain-ash  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesSorbus alnifolia (Siebold & Zucc.) K. Koch  
                                  SpeciesSorbus americana Marshall – American mountain-ash 
                                  SpeciesSorbus aria (L.) Crantz – whitebeam, chess-apple 
                                  SpeciesSorbus aucuparia L. – rowan, rowan-berry, European mountain-ash 
                                  SpeciesSorbus californica Greene – California mountain-ash 
                                  SpeciesSorbus commixta Hedl.  
                                  SpeciesSorbus decora (Sarg.) C.K. Schneid. – northern mountain-ash 
                                  SpeciesSorbus domestica L. – servicetree 
                                  SpeciesSorbus hybrida L. – oakleaf mountain-ash 
                                  SpeciesSorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) Pers. – Swedish whitebeam 
                                  SpeciesSorbus sambucifolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) M. Roem. – Siberian mountain-ash 
                                  SpeciesSorbus scopulina Greene – Cascade mountain-ash, Greene's mountain-ash 
                                  SpeciesSorbus sitchensis M. Roem. – western mountain-ash 
                                  SpeciesSorbus X thuringiaca (Ilse) Fritsch – mountain-ash 
                                  SpeciesSorbus tianschanica Rupr.  
                                  SpeciesSorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz – checkertree, chequers, wild servicetree 
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Sorbus   
       
  Source: Rosaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Sorbus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Sorbus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Sorbus   
       
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