Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
(L.) A.Braun
                
                
                    
Source:
rjp
                
                
                    
Year:
1860
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Fl. Brandenburg 1: 177 (1860)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001013016
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Sorbaria Sorbifolia
 - Mountain Ash
 - Ural False Spirea
                         
                     
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Sorbaria sorbifolia is a species of shrub native to Asia. It is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks, and its fruits are edible and can be used to make jams and jellies.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        
Cultivars, Varieties & Sub-species
                        Sorbaria sorbifolia for.  glandulosa (Nakai ex T.Kawamoto) T.B.Lee
Sorbaria sorbifolia var.  stellipila Maxim.
                    
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Sorbaria sorbifolia has white flowers, small black seeds and seedlings with cotyledons that are oval and hairy.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Sorbaria sorbifolia is a deciduous shrub that can be propagated from softwood cuttings taken in summer. It prefers moist, well-drained soil and full sun. It is best grown in a sheltered, sunny position in a well-drained soil. It is also drought tolerant once established.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Sorbaria sorbifolia
                        
                            Sorbaria sorbifolia is native to the temperate regions of East Asia, including parts of China, Mongolia, and Russia.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Sorbaria genus
                        
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Rosaceae family
                        
                            Acaena macrocephala, 
Acaena antarctica, 
Acaena argentea, 
Acaena boliviana, 
Acaena buchananii, 
Acaena echinata, 
Acaena agnipila, 
Acaena cylindristachya, 
Acaena confertissima, 
Acaena eupatoria, 
Acaena integerrima, 
Acaena leptacantha, 
Acaena ovina, 
Acaena magellanica, 
Acaena masafuerana, 
Acaena patagonica, 
Acaena tenera, 
Acaena platyacantha, 
Acaena pumila, 
Acaena splendens, 
Acaena stricta, 
Acaena stangii, 
Acaena trifida, 
Acaena pallida, 
Acaena caespitosa, 
Acaena saccaticupula, 
Acaena subincisa, 
Acaena hirsutula, 
Acaena fissistipula, 
Acaena glabra, 
Acaena tesca, 
Acaena juvenca, 
Acaena emittens, 
Acaena dumicola, 
Acaena profundeincisa, 
Acaena minor, 
Acaena alpina, 
Acaena montana, 
Acaena myriophylla, 
Acaena poeppigiana, 
Acaena anserovina, 
Acaena sericea, 
Acaena latebrosa, 
Acaena sarmentosa, 
Acaena elongata, 
Acaena exigua, 
Acaena rorida, 
Acaena novae-zelandiae, 
Acaena pinnatifida, 
Acaena inermis,