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.
Graham Calow
A5 near High Cross
03 June 2016
Graham Calow
Field near Stoney Stanton Playing Field
27 June 2016
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Rocky Plantation
16 May 2021
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Craig Mabbett
Newtown Linford Bradgate Park Hunt's Hill Car Park
25 July 2021
Ahmed
hinckley Road/ Leicester
14 July 2020
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Charnwood Lodge
25 October 2020
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David Nicholls
Burroughs Road, Ratby
31 May 2013
David Nicholls
Evington Park
25 May 2012
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Rocky Plantation
16 May 2021
Melinda Bell
Ashby, Prestop Park Wood
14 May 2020
Graham Calow
Stanton Road, Elmesthorpe
01 August 2016
David Nicholls
Millenium Green, Glenfield
14 July 2018
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft
14 July 2011
Alan Semper
Melton Country Park
17 August 2013
David Nicholls
Hill Hole Quarry
02 June 2011
Graham Calow
Frolesworth
11 May 2015
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Burbage Common and Woods
02 May 2021
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Rocky Plantation
31 March 2021
Saharima Roenisch
Beacon Hill Country Park
04 May 2017
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David Gould
Bradgate Park
27 September 2013
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft
14 July 2011
