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Sorbus aucuparia L.
European mountain ash
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Rosales | Rose family and eight others |
| Family | Rosaceae | Includes apples, apricots, plums, cherries, peaches, pears, raspberries, strawberries, almonds, roses, meadowsweets, photinias, firethorns, rowans, and hawthorns; many others |
| Genus | Sorbus | Ancient Latin name for this genus |
| Species | aucuparia | From the Latin aucupor, “to go bird-catching,” from auceps or aviceps, a “bird-catcher,” in turn from avis, “bird,” and capere, “to catch” |
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Pyrus aucuparia (L.) Gaertn.
Sorbus aucuparia L. var. xanthocarpa Hartwig & Rümpler
Sorbus aucuparia description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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A cultivar? · 9/2/2007 · Government Camp, Oregon
≈ 7 × 4½" (17 × 11 cm) 
Mountain-ash sawfly larvae (Pristiphora geniculata) commonly prey on these trees. · 6/26/2005 · Falmouth, Maine
A cultivar? · 9/2/2007 · Government Camp, Oregon
≈ 9 × 6" (23 × 15 cm)
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