Rowan - Sorbus aucuparia
Alternative names
Mountain Ash
Description
Small rather slender tree. Leaves pinnate with 5 to 7 pairs of toothed oblong leaflets, green, hairy beneath. Flowers creamy white 8 to 10 mm in domed clusters. Berries 6 to 9 mm red, shiny.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Woodland and hedgerows.
When to see it
May and June.
Life History
Deciduous.
UK Status
Widespread in Britain especially in the uplands.
VC55 Status
Frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 167 of the 617 tetrads.
 Freeholt Wood Sapcote SP 4610 9397(taken 17.5.2006).JPG)
Graham CalowSapcote17 May 2006flower
David NichollsEvington Park25 May 2012
Graham CalowFrolesworth11 May 2015. Brook near the Wash Pit Sapcote SP 4843 9370 (taken 25.8.2006).JPG)
Graham CalowWash Pit, Sapcote25 August 2006fruit (berries)
Graham CalowA5 near High Cross03 June 2016
 Freeholt Wood Sapcote SP 4610 9397(taken 17.5.2006).JPG)
. Brook near the Wash Pit Sapcote SP 4843 9370 (taken 25.8.2006).JPG)
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David NichollsBurroughs Road, Ratby31 May 2013
David NichollsUlverscroft14 July 2011
Graham CalowStanton Road, Elmesthorpe01 August 2016
David NichollsUlverscroft14 July 2011
Alan SemperMelton Country Park17 August 2013
David NichollsHill Hole Quarry02 June 2011
David GouldBradgate Park27 September 2013
Graham CalowFrolesworth11 May 2015leaves
