Showy mountain-ash (Sorbus decora)

Showy mountain-ash, a reference photo — Photo: Hedwig Storch · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Sorbus decora, commonly known as the northern mountain ash, showy mountain-ash, Greenland mountain-ash, and dogberry, is a species of deciduous shrub or very small tree native to northeastern North America.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Showy mountain-ash being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Sorbus americana
Sorbus commixta
Sorbus scopulina
Sorbus sibirica
Sorbus aucuparia
Sorbus sitchensis

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Sorbus
Species: Sorbus decora

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