Wildflowers of the Stuttgart Area
Sorbus aucuparia
| Family : | ROSACEAE (Rose Family) |
| Common Name (UK) : | Rowan |
| Common Name (DE) : | Eberesche |
| Common Name (FR) : | Sorbier des oiseleurs |
| Habitat : | Hedges, scrub and woodland |
| Remarks : | This shrub is also called Mountain Ash. "In comparison to the true Ash, it is but a small tree, rarely more than 30 feet high. It belongs to the order Rosacece and is distinguished from its immediate relations the Pear, Crab Apple, White Beam and Wild Service Tree by its regularly pinnate, Ashlike leaves... All parts of the tree are astringent and may be used in tanning and dyeing black. When cut, the Mountain Ash yields poles and hoops for barrels...The ripe berries furnish an acidulous and astringent gargle for sore throats and inflamed tonsils. For their anti-scorbutic properties, they have been used in scurvy... A delicious jelly is made from the berries, which is excellent with cold game or wild fowl, and a wholesome kind of perry or cider can also be made from them." from Botanical.com |
| First appearing : | May |
| Abundance : | Common |
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