Sorbus americana Marshall

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Rosales

  • Family

    Rosaceae

  • All Determinations

    Sorbus americana Marshall det D. E. Atha, 2008

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    West Virginia

  • County/Municipio

    Tucker Co.

  • Locality

    Monongahela National Forest. S of towns of Thomas and Davis, W of Canaan Heights, along Forest Road 13

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1144 m. (3753 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    39.0917, -79.4498

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

Tree, 6 m tall, the stem ca 5 cm diam; bark purple/green and
mottled with grey, the lenticels prominent; petioles red; leaf
blade abaxials lighter.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 6629	11 Aug 2008
NYdb
The New York Botanical Garden
Flora of North America
Rosaceae
Sorbus americana Marshall
det. D. E. Atha, 2008
United States of America. West Virginia. Tucker Co.
Monongahela National Forest. S of towns of Thomas and
Davis, W of Canaan Heights, along Forest Road 13.
39°5'30"N, 79°26'59"W. ca 1144 m. (Coordinates and
elevation from hand-held gps and digital world map;
accurate to within a radius of ca 50 m).
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